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dadmonson

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  1. Wouldn't companies cut costs while retaining productivity if they higher more women and fire the men?
  2. I can't find the podcast where he goes a little more in depth in what a genius is. In the podcast he calls some people schmoes and compares himself to Moses. Do you have a link?
  3. People use this term so loosely and I know Peikoff answered this question in one of his podcasts but I can't find it right now. The term genius is used to describe people with high IQs but it has also been used to describe great businessmen, musicians, artists, etc. What's the difference between being a genius vs being really good at what you do? How do you determine if one's a genius besides giving them an IQ test?
  4. "[P]hilosophical training gives man the proper *intellectual* posture---a proud, disciplined control of his mind." -- Ayn Rand I'd like to do some philosophical training but I don't quite know all it entails. Is philosophical training just reading philosophical books with an active mind or is there more to it? Also what would you recommend someone to do if one wants to do some philosophical training? What is a good regimen or guide to follow?
  5. I'm not an expert on Objectivist foreign policy or Objectivism at all but it seems on this issue Objectivists agree with Ron Paul -- The U.S. Government shouldn't do anything. The U.S. Government shouldn't do anything according to Objectivism because Joseph Koney hasn't initiated any force on U.S. citizens and he isn't a threat to U.S. citizens.
  6. I think I have experienced this. While on the internet I recently tried to spark other people's curiosity in Ayn Rand's ideas. However, little did I know that people were going to start snooping around 'on me' and I don't like it at all. I value my privacy very much so, but ultimately I know it's my fault; I should've known that nothing on the internet is private, and that there would be snoopers. Why someone would want to be famous...I have no idea.
  7. I've watched many Colts games and Manning has frequently done that when they have failed to score on a drive. I don't think that was the turning point. In football you quickly learn that anything can happen on any given Sunday no matter how good your team may be. It's the team that plays the best that day or has the less mistakes that day, that wins. I wonder why the Colts didn't blitz Drew Brees at all?
  8. Have you tried this 'ctrl y'? What did it do for you?
  9. Here is a great article on life expectancy and infant mortality: http://www.nationalcenter.org/NPA547ComparativeHealth.html
  10. Here is an old but good article on infant mortality: http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-doctor-is...al-miscarriage/
  11. Agreed, atleast in Obama's case. Listen to him here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sy9kMxOEVs He makes his position on the bible clear.
  12. Avatar looks better and seems more Oist friendly than the new Iron Man 2 movie that's coming out. Check out this mess; http://link.brightcove.com/services/player...tid=57699172001
  13. Here is a good website on the subject: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Sparta/101...cal_Primacy.htm
  14. This is neither here nor there, but, what an idiotic thing to say. He was trying to persuade people into thinking this because he doesn't like stem cell research due to his religious beliefs. The bottom line is(And you guys know this) that Rush Limbaugh has every right to attempt to become a partial owner of an NFL football team, and that is what he got; a shot. If the current owners don't like him personally or under further review they don't see him fit for the job, it is their right to reject him.
  15. Agreed, there are many conservative team owners.
  16. RIght now I'm listening to Aaliyah - At Your Best(You Are Love)
  17. "Whoever claims that economic competition represents 'survival of the fittest' in the sense of the law of the jungle, provides the clearest possible evidence of his lack of knowledge of economics." Anybody know?
  18. Here is an excellent old interview of a youthful, enthusiastic Bill Gates explaining how he envisions the future of his company, Microsoft. There is also an interview with Clair Sinclair included in this video, he gives a polar opposite view of what the future holds. I guess we all know who was right! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qNVe024RvI
  19. In the U.S., many times a legal title was granted to a settler who first possessed the land by squatting. It's called the "squatter-to-owner" process. An example of this would be the Homestead Act of 1862. The person who had possessed the land for five years and had made certain improvements to it, obtained legal ownership. The Government didn't own the land, they defined property rights in areas that were previously ownerless.
  20. Jerry Jones has been taking quite a bit of flack for his new stadium because they say "it is a tribute to himself". For that reason, I hear some reporters saying that they are glad when the punter hits the big screen TV.
  21. So you're saying that Force Mejoure shouldn't exist at all?
  22. Here is the link to the article and there is a video to go along with it, http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/conte...20032082134.htm It's from February.
  23. A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower
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