erik Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 My name is Erik and I usually post on the capmag forum. I was on the old board there for years as a poster and lurker before it changed and all the old threads were lost. Recently there has been in place a 10 minute waiting period between posts and Zirjin had recommended this forum as an alternative. I've been a student of Objectivism for about 7-8 years but there is still lot to know. I'm for starting an objectivist/capitalist political party because obviously the big 2 are not representing us at all. I look forward to wonderful discussions in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucentBrave Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 Cool. Maybe when you're up and running, you can amend the freedom of religeon right and expand it to freedom of philosophy. Maybe it will help christians understand better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielshrugged Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 Not just philosophy. The government should stay out of everything having to do with ideas, whether philosophical, scientific, or otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucentBrave Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 I agree with you entirely. It reminds me of when Bush (Jr or Sr?) stated that he didn't think that aethiests should be U.S. citizens, because we are one nation under God. It didn't really make me angry, but it DID puzzle me why he would say such a thing. Objectivism is a wonderful thing. By choosing to apply objectivists principles to my life, it's given me indifference, confidence, patience, sent my self-esteem soaring, keeps my anger in check, quells my stress, and the habit of just sitting back and shaking my head in wonder how anyone could survive without applying those principles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshRyan Posted March 20, 2004 Report Share Posted March 20, 2004 Welcome to the board, Erik! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y_feldblum Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 I just noticed that there is a 25-second waiting period between posts, termed flood control, in effect on this forum. Evil GreedyGapitalist trampling all over my rights to flood the forum with inane posts such as this! From another angle: is me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
order Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 It reminds me of when Bush (Jr or Sr?) stated that he didn't think that aethiests should be U.S. citizens, because we are one nation under God. It didn't really make me angry, but it DID puzzle me why he would say such a thing. I had no idea this actually happened and I couldn't believe it was true. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a Bush supporter, but I would at least expect him to lie. I researched this, and as it turns out, yes, Bush senior said this in the late eighties. Didn't make you angry? In 1989, the Whitehouse's office position was stated as this: "As you are aware, the President is a religious man who neither supports atheism nor believes that atheism should be unnecessarily encouraged or supported by the government." And we have our government funding "faith-based" programs. Thomas Jefferson said, "History I believe furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government. This marks the lowest grade of ignorance, of which their political as well as religious leaders will always avail themselves for their own purpose." He must be--one would expect--rolling over in his grave. The actions and motives of today's politicians stand in such stark contrast to that of the founding fathers' its frightening. The fact that you're not outraged by a comment such as that is equally frightening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinorityOfOne Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 Huh? That's not the same thing at all. The government shouldn't support or encourage atheism, any more than it should support or encourage any position on religion. Was that the whole quote, or did you just put that in as an elaboration on some other statement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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