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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
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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"
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Suppression in Belarus
By Boydstun,
Will Putin Save Lukashendo?
State Suppression of Press Coverage of the Protests
Amy Peikoff interviewed about the extradition of Julian Assange
By Dupin,
Video on this page. (Start viewing at 1:30 because the video begins with an excerpt which you will see later in its place.) She did a great job, very impressive.
Reblogged:A Non-Regulatory Way to Make Cars Safer
By Gus Van Horn blog,
Regulars here know that I take issue with the way touchscreens are deployed in many (if not most) newer cars. Granted, they provide a viewer for a back-up cam, cut costs for controls, and allow for greater dashboard functionality through software. But because much of this software is written poorly and controls are indiscriminately moved to the touchscreen, the result is often a frustrating mess of poorly laid-out controls and nested menus that is a real safety hazard because many simple thin
Closing of the topic "Remembering the CG Computer-Generated Pandemic Tyranny"
By AlexL,
You @EC unexpectedly closed the thread "Remembering the CG Computer-Generated Pandemic Tyranny" and did not provide a reason.
I was waiting for an important answer from @monart...
Some more transparency would be welcomed...
Reblogged:Warren, Wingers Wrong on Wendy's
By Gus Van Horn blog,
Editor's Note: Ars Technica substantially revised its coverage of this story, as can be seen in the screenshots of an archived version (left, below) and a later edition (right), which also changed the headline, but not the URL.*** Wendy's will experiment with dynamic surge pricing for food in 2025: Surge pricing test next year means your cheeseburger may get more expensive at 6 pm. As soon as I saw this headline at Ars Technica, I immediately thought that might be one of the shortest experiment
My Verses
By Boydstun,
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These Words
These words we read from some desire
. . that someone live
. . the this entire.
Read is our reach,
. . our grasp, our be
. . life that is know
. . wings that are free.
Copyright Stephen C. Boydstun 2016
Reblogged:Who 'Slow Walked' Trump's Immunity Claim?
By Gus Van Horn blog,
An attorney, annoyed at the cacophony of clueless babbling about the court deliberations over Donald Trump's dubious immunity claim, explains (original thread) the "slow" timetable and identifies who is really to blame for the proximity of these proceedings to the election.Dilan Esper's commentary on these "delays" that actually aren't goes on in some detail, and make for educational reading. (And it was good to see that I wasn't imagining things when I recalled the glacial pace of other court p
What Can One Do?
By monart,
[The following article is inspired by Ayn Rand's "'What Can One Do?'" and "Don't Let It Go" (in The Ayn Rand Letter Vol I-Nr7,4,5 republished in Philosophy: Who Needs It). This article is a philosophical, perpetually youthful, romantic resolution for real noble best living.]
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What Can One Do? 1 Jan 2024
When one is faced with the challenges of life, or when sometimes d
Remembering the CG Computer-Generated Pandemic Tyranny
By monart,
Remembering the CG Computer-Generated Pandemic Tyranny
It's been nearly four years since the "Covid-19 pandemic" campaign was announced (March 11, 2020) by the WHO and subsequently implemented by governments throughout the world -- using fear and force to "lockdown" then "vaccinate" billions of misinformed and misled, confused and compliant masses.
How did the Covid-19 pandemic come to be? How did such a pandemic tyranny get established so quickly and easily?
For one's ment
Implications of non-human species possessing language
By Pokyt,
Sort of a lighter topic, but it's something I find interesting. If Dolphins are capable of communicating abstract concepts through complex language, would that mean they have the capacity for rational thought? Would they be deserving of protections if this was discovered to be the case? Purely hypothetical as how complex their methods of communication are is not yet known, but I am interested in hearing some answers. I think this would apply to hypothetical alien life as well.
Here's a shor