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“Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values.”

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Sunday, June 21, 2009

Rationalising Rational Morality

I just added some links at the bottom of this blog. Links to sites which may be more food for thought for the evolved or evolving objectivists.
While most of them support the philosophy, there is one - Rational Morality - which debates on it. What are we here for, if not for a good debate and discussion with the convictions of our beliefs?
Hence, Rand followers, how about debating with the authors of Rational Morality?
Posted by Kirtimalini
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  1. KirtimaliniJune 22, 2009 at 12:14 AM

    Here is my bit:
    I am only at the initial stages of discovering Ayn Rand. Hence, I acknowledge that I do not know of Objectivism - the philosophy.
    What has attracted me to Ayn Rand's ideas, is the freedom it endorses. The freedom to be what you are based on the values that you hold, which inturn are based on reason!
    So, I do not take every sentence she said literally. Decades have passed since she wrote these ideas and lots has changed. But the fundamentals are strong. Hence, we need to take this as a pillar to base 'our' philosophy rather than as an absolute!

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  2. AnonymousAugust 19, 2009 at 7:59 AM

    Everything that Ayn Rand said is universal, because objectivism is universal. Anything that you don't believe of her works, any sentence that you miss out on, any phrase that seems too complicated to understand, needs to be understood, carefully. Any aspect of your life where you think Ayn Rand's philosophy does not work, is an incorrect analysis on your part. You can choose to ignore being an objectivist in a certain area of your life, but you cannot and will not escape the consequence of that choice you made. If Ayn Rand was alive, I would have loved her. If she was of my age and knew me, I would have tried to make love to her. Although I dont think she would have noticed me, but she would have been the queen of my dreams, alive or dead.

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  3. alexNovember 10, 2009 at 4:33 AM

    If Ayn Rand was alive, I would have loved her. If she was of my age and knew me, I would have tried to make love to her. Although I dont think she would have noticed me, but she would have been the queen of my dreams, alive or dead.

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