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Post by Tara on Apr 7, 2005 16:09:51 GMT -5
Out of curiosity, has anyone around here read any of Ann Rand's material? here is an example
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Post by dianaholberg on Apr 8, 2005 7:01:47 GMT -5
It's Ayn Rand, and unfortunately yes. Atlas Shrugged was a very influential book in my pre-Christian life. I also read several others.
If you want to lose a few years of your life to no good purpose, her philosophy (I think she called it "objectivism") is a great one.
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Post by Amalcas on Apr 18, 2005 16:55:54 GMT -5
Alright, I see a debate here. ;D We'll need a background (I am unfamiliar with Ayn Rands philosophy) and someone to defend her ideaology. Any takers?
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Post by saintwiggy on Jun 14, 2005 21:45:26 GMT -5
I just got Atlas Shrugged last month as a present. I learned of this from one of my Mind Control/Prophecy Seminar videos and they say it was a sort of code book for the Illuminati. If you want to know the future of the world, they say read the book. I've seen some red flags already.
I just started it - I'm as far as Dagney building the John Galt line with Rearden Metal.
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Post by Tara on Jun 15, 2005 8:22:24 GMT -5
What do you think of it so far? I've got The Fountainhead
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Post by saintwiggy on Jun 15, 2005 14:39:23 GMT -5
What do you think of it so far? I've got The FountainheadThat was the other one I wanted to get. You can get a really good 2-fer deal on the internet. (somewhere I forget - not helpful I know) So far it's good. But it's hard to figure out how they think. They've got some twisted motives. You think their motive is greed, but later you find that it's not. I still haven't figured out D'Andoconia's (sp?) motive in throwing in the towel but I thought he was all about money and success. He's not telling Dagney and I wanna know! Anyway, I put that book on hold for now because I started a new study regiment in the Bible and I'm in Genesis - so I don't know when I'll get back to the book. I'm rooting for Dagney to get things going despite the opposition. But I'm bothered by something - I'm restless - can't put my finger on it. It's like this book is forcing me to think differently than I'm used to. It's not so easy so see their motives. It's not the norm. Do you want to give me a hint? ?
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Post by Tara on Jun 15, 2005 15:49:13 GMT -5
I think the motives of many authors is to get people to think a little differently. To give people a little insight into the thoughts of others.
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Post by dianaholberg on Jun 15, 2005 21:39:10 GMT -5
Ayn Rand's philosophy is called objectivism and has been referred to as a "philosophy of the self". It elevates individual abilities and abhors the idea of public welfare.
Which sounds great if everyone were smart and able-bodied. It provides no solutions to the problem of the poor or disabled.
Oh, and she considered Atlas Shrugged her masterpiece -- she said it conveyed her entire philosophy far better than The Fountainhead or her short stories.
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Post by Amalcas on Jun 18, 2005 21:36:41 GMT -5
Thinking out of the norm is good; it allows us to break out, for a moment, and observe ourselves as we truly are. Don't anybody give him hints.
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Post by Tara on Jun 20, 2005 7:14:01 GMT -5
Well, it is true and a great gift. If you are able to break out of the mindset of society for a while and observe society as well as yourself and how you react in society then you have a chance of being able to make the necessary changes in your life.
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