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You aren't aware of the Star Trek Q?!?!! Shame! Dishonor on you, dishonor on your cow; dishonor on your whole family! Go watch some more Star Trek: The Next Generation immediately! Thank you for stating that under absolutely no circumstances are your opinions open to revision; that simplifies things a whole lot. Some stellar Objectivist Epistemology huh? Indeed. From what I gathered from the linked website (you seem to have read far more of it than I, but still, I did read some) the posts are about as vague as you might expect from your local medium. The FoxHunt is on! Great; what is that and what precisely do you mean? We Can Not Be Stopped! Cool; who are you and what can you not be stopped from doing? I'm sensing a dead loved one whose name starts with a "G" over here! They're the sort of claims that can't easily be proven or disproven. Not a great epistemic look. This is gonna be an awkward question... Now that Joe Biden is officially our real president (as awful as he truly is) ... What do you now think of that prediction?

One point people seem to be having difficulty grasping is that physically endangering other people can be physical aggression. There are obvious examples involving guns and cars. Diseases may be harder to grasp, but the principle can still apply. If a person does not know whether or not they are infected, failure to take appropriate precautions endangers people. Ayn Rand recognized that force can be indirect. An action taken in ignorance can still be a physical aggression. We do not have to feel any fear to recognize the need for prudence. whYNOT greatly exaggerates the psychological consequences of acknowledging the risk of infection.

You brought this up about the QAnon movement to suggest that you are being given a loyalty test implicitly. Then why are you trying to prove your loyalty? No one asked you to prove anything with loyalty, but you went ahead and did it anyway. Of course I told you to get out of here, but that was to dispel any illusion that a QAnon supporter is any more welcome than a Communist. For the same reason there is no loyalty test, no one really cares. That would be psychologizing. You are an interesting case study though. What are the motivations of believers in Q? Are there common personality traits or personal histories? How does the conspiratorial nature of QAnon relate to that radicalization of otherwise reasonable people? Does QAnon radicalize people in the first place? How does a QAnon supporter validate their beliefs? The one commonality that I see is an inclination towards feeling victimized or persecuted.

I respect the right of an individual to be wrong. It in no way encumbers me to disavow them of what they choose to believe. Objectivism Online is private property and respect is expected for its owner and the intentions for which access is made available to you. Participants agree not use the website to spread ideas contrary to Objectivism. Examples include religion, communism, "moral tolerationism," and libertarianism. Honest questions about such subjects are permitted. I see this could use an amendment. Examples include, but are not limited to, religion, communism, etc. In light of the evidence you have left in your little-examined-by-me wake, I suggest that you address the questions directed to you in matters of Q/QAnon, with a lot less, go out and research it for yourself, and a greater willingness on your behalf to provide a bit more epistemological foundation and providing the rationale that convinced you, rightly or wrongly, when it is requested.

The cold-causing viruses, that we have always had with us and will always have with us, stimulate our immune system and are an inextricable part of human life. They are not ton-and-a-half masses impacting at 100 mph. Mass home detentions, mask edicts, distancing edicts, guest count limit edicts, etc., are all blatant violations of basic rights, without any justification. —>Thedelicate can always stay home<— Therefore, those are massive, blatant violations of basic individual rights. The little bastards have not really even yet scientifically identified their so-called “novel covid-19 coronavirus.” The Great Scamdemic of 2020.