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    Objectivism Is The Everyman's Philosophy

    In the universe, what you see is what you get,

    figuring it out for yourself is the way to happiness,

    and each person's independence is respected by all

  • Rand's Philosophy in Her Own Words

    • "Metaphysics: Objective Reality" "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed/Wishing won’t make it so." "The universe exists independent of consciousness"
    • "Epistemology: Reason" "You can’t eat your cake and have it, too." "Thinking is man’s only basic virtue"
    • "Ethics: Self-interest" "Man is an end in himself." "Man must act for his own rational self-interest" "The purpose of morality is to teach you[...] to enjoy yourself and live"
    • "Politics: Capitalism" "Give me liberty or give me death." "If life on earth is [a man's] purpose, he has a right to live as a rational being"

  • Objectivism Online Chat

    Another Beheading

    MisterSwig
    By MisterSwig,
    The militant Islamists have struck again, this time slicing off the head of American Paul Johnson, Jr. and dumping his body on the streets of Riyadh. U.S. response: "Americans should leave Saudi Arabia." Al Qaeda Militants Kill American Hostage Where are we going to go when the militant Islamists start beheading us in the United States?

    Sweden

    the tortured one
    By the tortured one,
    This is my first post, so i might as well introduce myself I have been a capitalist all my life. I always felt that theft was wrong regardless. It wasn't until I read Atlas Shrugged that I found my calling as an objectivist. I still support the Libertarian party, even though the two believes are founded on fundamental (but similar) differences. But it sucks when i debate online and I am the only objectivist and I have a debate going against three or four socialists. It's very frustrati

    Atlas Shrugged coming to Big Screen

    sklein
    By sklein,
    Film Company to Bring "Atlas Shrugged" to the Screen A new project to film Atlas Shrugged has just been launched. Crusader Entertainment, LLC, a Beverly Hills-based production company, announced on May 12 that it had acquired the film rights to Ayn Rand's great novel. The company also announced that it has signed veteran screenwriter James V. Hart, whose film credits include the ambitious adaptation of Carl Sagan's science fiction novel Contact, to write the screenplay.

    Looking To Relocate To Southern California

    Pericles(MBA)
    By Pericles(MBA),
    Hello, Just thought I might put this out there in case anybody should come across a lead they might be willing to forward to me. I'm a computer tech in Phoenix, Arizona looking to relocate to S. California. I've burned out on the heat and dry air, and am looking for a more hospitable climate. I am looking for work doing tech support for either a military installation; or a pharmaceutical/biosci/university that does medical research and development. You can reach me by sending an emai

    The Space-time Continuum

    oldsalt
    By oldsalt,
    In an earlier thread on space and time, I wrote the following (trying, in my ignorance, to formulate a definition): "Metaphysically, entites are space; epistemologically, entities are spacial. Time is the measurement of the spacial relationship between entities. .... Time is an abstract (i.e., conceptual) expression of one kind of relationship (motion) between entities. Spacial relationships determine temporal ones. Both are epistemological, not metaphysical, in nature because

    Any weblinks about Aristotle's Immovable Mover?

    I. Kant
    By I. Kant,
    Is anyone familiar with aristotle's theory of the immovable mover? Any links about it? I first read about it in Atlas Shrugged, when Francisco got the money to buy a mine and explaining it to his father. I tried google, but I couldn't find anything useful.

    How Do I Edit A .gif File?

    I. Kant
    By I. Kant,
    Does anyone know how-the-devil I edit a .gif file?

    What Political Party Do You Vote For?

    Dagny
    By Dagny,
    mostly i have voted Republican in the past, but then i don't agree with all republican issues. for instance i'm pro-choice. as elections are coming up I'm curious as to what my fellow objectivists choose when they go to vote, if at all. Don't forget to let us know why you vote for your political party in the forum replies.

    What do you think of the concept of "luck"?

    RationalBiker
    By RationalBiker,
    I have been thinking about this for awhile and I don't really believe in luck as a concept. I have seen too many references to people as being lucky, unlucky, fortunate or unfortunate as though their preparation, behavior and actions had nothing to do with their outcomes. I envision some people thinking of luck as some unseen mystical force at work favoring some folks and slamming others. Me, I think it's merely intricate physics or other casual factors which are unknown, unpredictabl

    Humorous Stories Of Activism?

    Pericles(MBA)
    By Pericles(MBA),
    I'm curious if anybody has funny activism stories they would care to relate. I have a recent one, from a friend of mine. ...lets call him 'Larry'. Affirmative action is an issue that pushes his buttons. One day he decided to do something, that although arguably was not very effective, is still a funny story. He heard about a job opening with a university, that involved his field of information technology support, but the job description specifically requested someone of hispanic

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