Gabo

Excellent lyrics! You can check out my musical project "Think" which is on Youtube. The songs have lyrics in a similar vein: www.youtube.com/user/Gabobjectivist

Three: the first one who became Nightwing, the second one who was killed, and the current one.

In fact the second Robin died. The first one became independant.

Hello, Some of you may remember the videos I've been posting in the last few months--- slideshows showcasing the meaning of "protest" songs written from an Objectivist perspective. Now these videos are going to become a full album, and it will be available exclusively through Youtube. You can watch the first three tracks, "The world ends today", "Tables and whims" and "A dictator's lament" at http://www.youtube/user/Gabobjectivist or at my profile at www.myspace.com/gabo67 The videos for the remaining three tracks will be available soon. The name of the album is, simply enough, Think! Hope you enjoy it!

I assume his viewpoint must be the same. Nevertheless, "How the west can win" also contains many interesting articles by other authors.

Yeah. Shame Marvel recently turned him into an oppressive statist in Civil War. I agree with what has been said so far, though it also has to be said that Superman has a more benevolent sense of life than Batman. As for the ultimate Objectivist superhero, check out The Question by Steve Ditko.

A good book about this subject is Benjamin Netanyahu's Terrorism: How the west can win , though I don' know if it's still in print.

I tend to like most of his stuff, but yes, Hergest Ridge ranks among his best works. Music of the Spheres, however, blows my mind. It may be his best ever--- even better than The Songs of Distant Earth!

Here is a new song and video from an Objectivist perspective. It's called "A dictator's lament". Its idea is that even the dictator himself/herself ends up suffering from dictatorship. You can watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbySXUi2QXE

I don't dislike them, but I never particulary thought much of them. Their music, though nice, tends to have a kind of bohemian feeling that says nothing to me. I'd also rather listen to Abba. The song Imagine, on the other hand, I've always hated.

Yes, but we never actually learn anything about the aliens, their characteristics and motivations for the experiments. Which, in my opinion, is for the better.

Few contemporary musicians have as much musical skill and as benevolent a sense of life as Mike Oldfield. I urge you to listen to his latest album, Music of the Spheres. In it, Mike attempts to create (with a full orchestra to back him up) what the universe would sound like if we could listen to the inner music of the celestial bodies. The results are breathtaking! Link: www.mikeoldfield.com

Yeah, probably the same with the monolith. But in a way, I think any detailed description of the alien race that built the monolith wouldn't have been as spectacular as the notion itself, so maybe it's better to be left with the suspense... same with Rama.

I've only read the original book--- I was not too interested in the sequels since I read they were unanimously hated. I guess I would do the original as it is, leaving the audience with the suspense--- it worked with 2001: A Space Odyssey.

I haven't watched that one, so I cannot speak for it. But they tend to be very reasonable, like in the episode in which Stan fights to prove that mentalists are not just phoney but malicious.

I would love a film adaptation of Arthur Clarke's "Rendezvous with Rama" (I read at wikipedia that Morgan Freeman is interested in doing it). Heinlein's "Double Star" would make a good film as well.

I like most South Park episodes, the evil it denounces are real and they get denounced in a really hilarious way. I don't agree with what has been said about South Park merely tearing down negatives without offering alternatives---as someone else pointed out above, most often the episodes conclude with a speech by Stan or Kyle about the way people should go about things (though most often the people listen and then do exactly the opposite thing). Besides, Stan and Kyle are TRUE heroes. Innocent as they are, they can never fully understand the irrationality and stupidity of the society around them, but they always end up acting reasonably. Some episodes, however, are far too disgusting, specially some of the latest. Nevertheless, on the whole, I would say it's a very good show.

Mine is not too big, I tend to buy more music DVDs than movies, so I just have my most favorites: 2001: A Space Odyssey 2010: Year we make contact Blade Runner Vanilla Sky V for Vendetta 300 Moonlight Mile Justice League Unlimited: Joining forces and Saving the world Some Transformers DVDs from the 80s show

No, I haven't, though I'd like to. So far I've read only Stranger, Starship Troopers and Double Star. Thing is, it's quite difficult to find Heinlein books where I live, but I do my best

The first part of Stranger I found very well-plotted and entertaining... the second part lingered on a bit, specially the part concerning the "Church of All Wolrds"... but the ending is satisfactory, so that and the overall message redeems it quite well. I haven't read The Door Into Summer... I have just finished Double Star and it was very good, the theme relates to the positive influence heroes can have over our lives' directions.

This is a very famous book, but just in case someone hasn't read it, I recommend Robert Heinlein's Stranger in a strange land. While I many not agree with every specific point suggested in the book, overall the story - presents Man as having the potential for greatness - shows that absolute happiness is possible on this Earth - advocates a life of productivity, self-government and self-discipline - portrays evil as ultimately impotent, and therefore focuses more on conflicts of values between the heroes than in hero-villain struggles All this in the form of a very entertaining and ingenous plot with extremely likable characters.

I saw it the other day at a bookstore and it really looked interesting. From the blurb, it seemed that it promoted a reason and science-oriented lifesytle and destroyed mysticism. Nevertheless, I hesitated to buy it since so many potentially good books are later ruined by flawed philosophy and cultural relativism. Is it the case here?

Agree about the movie, but avoid Philip Dick's novel at all costs... it's bad

By far, 2001: A Space Odyssey and its sequel 2010: The Year we make contact I would like to see Robert Heinlein's Destination Moon

I agree. There was one little scene in the book that was very significant for me, nevertheless, and it gave me a bit of hope even in spite of the ending. It´s when Winston is captured and he finds Parsons in the Ministry of Love, who had been found crying "I hate Big Brother" at night. I thought that even if Parsons, who seemed to me the most utterly stupid brainwashed fan of the Party had those unconscious feelings, then probably everybody else did, and some day the number would be significant enough to start a revolution and the party would eventually fall, even if it took generations.