Christopher Hitchens makes the case that Mother Teresa did nothing to change the living conditions of the poor souls in her care. She did nothing to lift them out of poverty, filth and disease but left them in their misery so they could be used as ads to solicit money from guilt ridden Westerners.
Robert K Stock
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WHO IS JOHN GALT? (A survey on Ayn Rand)
by Terry insince its publication in 1957, atlas shrugged has sold more than five million copies.
perhaps a measure of the book's continuing influence may be estimated from the results of a survey conducted jointly by the library of congress and book-of-the-month club in 1991. the survey asked readers which books had made a difference in people's lives.
the results found atlas shrugged placing second only to the bible.
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WHO IS JOHN GALT? (A survey on Ayn Rand)
by Terry insince its publication in 1957, atlas shrugged has sold more than five million copies.
perhaps a measure of the book's continuing influence may be estimated from the results of a survey conducted jointly by the library of congress and book-of-the-month club in 1991. the survey asked readers which books had made a difference in people's lives.
the results found atlas shrugged placing second only to the bible.
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Ayn Rand was no saint. She was the greatest mind of the twentieth century but as all humans was not able to live up to her ideals all the time.
Does Thomas Jefferson owning slaves negate the principles enshrined in the Declaration of Independence?
Do the bloody gladiator fights of ancient times negate Roman contributions to law and architecture?
Does the equaly bloody history of Islam negate Arab contributions to science?
Ayn Rand was THE champion of the individual when collectivism was king. I recognize her faults and try not to repeat similar mistakes. I am not always consistant but I do my best and continue to improve. To me Ayn Rand is the begining of the discussion and not the end of the discussion.
The Objectivist Center in Washington, DC and the Sense of Life Objectivists in New Zealand take Ayn Rand's philosophy to places she herself did not have time to ponder or chose not to address such as family issues and child rearing.
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WHO IS JOHN GALT? (A survey on Ayn Rand)
by Terry insince its publication in 1957, atlas shrugged has sold more than five million copies.
perhaps a measure of the book's continuing influence may be estimated from the results of a survey conducted jointly by the library of congress and book-of-the-month club in 1991. the survey asked readers which books had made a difference in people's lives.
the results found atlas shrugged placing second only to the bible.
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logansrun:
"Ethical egoism" is not a callous disregard for others. Ethical egoism allows for helping others if an individual wants to help others but recognizes there is no obligation or duty to help others. Sacrificing your self for others is always self destructive.
Christopher Hitchens has written an entire book that unmasks that old fraud and parasite Mother Teresa.
Adam Smith pointed out over two hundred years ago that people looking after their own self interest benefits others. Give me a misnamed, much maligned, Robber Baron over a Social Worker any day.
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last names
by fairy in.
i sometimes think about the last names people had in the kingdom hall.....i wonder if anyone had the last name devil......."yes, sister devil"..........or something like that.. do you know of any?
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I knew of some Witnesses named "Raper" and don't forget the sister sitting in the back of the Kingdom Hall who raised her hand to answer a question and the Elder says, "Sister Payne in the rear"
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xJWs--Do You Read The Bible Anymore?
by love2Bworldly ini was wondering how some of you (ones who have been out of the org for a while) feel when you read the bible, or have you tried reading just the bible--not using the new world translation.. i still do believe in a higher being and enjoy reading the bible.
but it's a very different prospective i have on it now, my eyes have been opened and i'm reading it by itself without any wbts literature to twist the meaning of it.
i would like to quote matthew 6:15 "but if you do not forgive men their sins, your father will not forgive your sins.
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I still read the Bible but as literature not as a "lamp to my foot"
The best answer to the question, Do you read the Bible? is from General George Patton who replied, "Every God damned day!"
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Major League Soccer in the US now has a team owned by Mexicans "FC Chivas" in Los Angeles and hopes to attract more Mexican owners and eventually European owners.
I have been a fan of MLS Soccer since it began and hope the league continues to grow.
Can US Rugby be far behind?
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GET IT OUT!!!! IT'S STUCK!!!
by kittyeatzjdubs innow that i have u'r attention...heehee.... what song is playing over and over again in your head as we speak?.
mine is the opening riff to smoke on the water by deep purple.
luv, kitty .
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Robert K Stock
My bologna has a first name
it's O... S... C... A... R
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We want workers not....
by CaptK ini was at the meeting the other day and the po made a coment saying " we want workers not seat sitters" we'll what did he mean by that.
is this another expression of do more more more and if the person next to you is not not then drop him or her ?
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1 Kings Capter 12 tells the story of how the ten northen tribes seceded from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin because Solomons' son Rehoboam ignored the counsel of Solomon's advisers to lighten the burden on the people.
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Jehovah's Witnesses beliefs
by ScoobySnax inare there any beliefs that you still hold onto, or at least believe in still.
or have you totally rejected everything you once believed whilst in the "truth" >?
i still believe that a new system will happen after armageddon.
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littlerockguy:
I always answered this question by saying that since we will be perfect we would be too careful to have such accidents.
It is like the question for Elders about running short on time while conducting the Watchtower study, do you just read the paragraphs? or just ask the questions and not read the paragraphs? The answer is, if you are an Elder you do not get in that situation.
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Jehovah's Witnesses beliefs
by ScoobySnax inare there any beliefs that you still hold onto, or at least believe in still.
or have you totally rejected everything you once believed whilst in the "truth" >?
i still believe that a new system will happen after armageddon.
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Before I realized the Bible is a book of fairy tales I held on to some of the basic Watchtower teachings. For the three years I was a Christian and the five years that I practised Judaism I thought that,
God is not a Trinity.
The Soul is mortal.
There will be a Paradise Earth.