Mercury Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Hello objectivists. My name is Will, I'm 20, I live in Brisbane Australia. I've had a lot of trouble dealing with philosophy in my life. I've always needed a system of thought to fall back on but I could never find anything solid. Subjectivist and religious philosophies are so popular in the world that I only heard of Rand a few months ago. I actually came to learn about objectivism through my atheism. I have spent some time entertaining myself this year by debating with theists and this introduced me to logic and all the common kinds of atheistic and theistic arguments. I discovered that a lot of people who were writing some really compelling arguments for atheism were also something called "objectivists". I have read The Fountainhead and it liberated me. Most of my life I have felt a little meaningless because I wasn't doing enough for others, I wasn't working for the greater good etc. Now I know that I can live for my own sake and my life has completely changed direction. I have started (just) reading Atlas Shrugged. I don't know that I would call myself an objectivist yet, but so far it seems like the only really solid philosophy around. I look forward to participating in the community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softwareNerd Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Welcome to the forum. We have a few other members from Australia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranil Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 (edited) As a fellow Australian, I welcome you! I almost wish I was reading Atlas Shrugged for the first time. It's an amazing amazing book. You will enjoy the journey. If you like, add me to your msn list (if you use it): [email protected]. Edited January 10, 2006 by Ranil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Posted January 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 As a fellow Australian, I welcome you! I almost wish I was reading Atlas Shrugged for the first time. It's an amazing amazing book. You will enjoy the journey. I have only just started, but I am already thankful for having read The Fountainhead first. If you like, add me to your msn list (if you use it): [email protected]. I will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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