Thats a misrepresentation of Objectivism, Rosnet. For starters, the standard of Objectivist ethics is not happiness. It is that which is required...
& also I don't want to forget about your question of how a government that doesn't initiate force stop robbers. I tried to answer that for you and...
If a Objectivist agrees with you that an action is made on the basis of reason, then he won't say the action is irrational. (Of course) But he...
I'd perfer to address these issues one at a time. Its easier for me to keep things clear. The idea of man's life qua man is not an argument,...
The standard of the Objectivist system of Ethics is not simply man's life. It is man's life qua man. Qua man, man thinks and produces. Which is...
A robber has already initiated force against you by taking your property from you without your consent. He is taking from you by force instead of by...
I disagree, but thats beside the issue at hand. I did not write, "How sad all those before the 21st century were less wise and less able." I said...
I disagree very much. You wrote that we may be entering a time when the evolution of society changes. What is it changing from? An almost...
OneFinity I'd like to be your teamate. I'd like to be your friend. I mean that. But there are certain things we disagree on. For instance, I...
Esoterik Appeal That this rubbish makes you comfortable, I have no doubt. But what are some of the many questions that it answers for you?...
Onefinity I'll set aside your second post for the time being until we have resolved the more serious issues raised in your first. You assert...
Don't recall exact phrasing..something like.. "To command nature, nature must be obeyed" - Ayn Rand Something chess players sometimes say.....
Hi, Esoterik Appeal. I'm a student of pyschology and I just have one question. Like, do you really believe this rubbish?
Is this something you wrote? Or are they just song lyrics?
OneFinity Not one idea contained in your post has to do with Social Darwinism. Social Darwinism is normative philosophy based on Darwin's theory...
(Guthrie) Guthrie.Thats disappointing to me, but hardly suprizing since you have just expressed the very same misunderstanding of evolution. Some...
Hi, JohnGalt. I'm *almost* an Objectivist. I believe Intro to O. Epistemology is the best book I'll ever read, its so good. I'm always down...
"I want a shirt that says RABID." lol
Firstly, Darwin's theory of evolution by means of natural selection can indeed be applied to mankind, regardless of the fact that man has...
That you could like the movie for its portrayal of the facts of schizophrenia... I don't find any fault... But the movie is about more than...
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