Viviane

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  Do You Think President Obama Is Muslim?

  by minimus in

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  i really think that he is.

  not that it's a bad thing...

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  Viviane

  He was born in Kenya

  Or, you know, Hawaii. Where he has a birth certificate from.
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  Do You Think President Obama Is Muslim?

  by minimus in

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  i really think that he is.

  not that it's a bad thing...

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  Viviane

  Thinking he is Muslim is perfect normal, assuming you ignore that he says he is Christian, often goes to church, does things that are very non-Muslim, that there is no evidence for his being Muslim, that he is ordering the killing of Muslims on a regular basis, hosts Easter prayers, often talked of being inspired by the resurrection, etc.

  But, if he were, so what? That would just mean he is part of a worldwide middle eastern death cult, like every other Christian, Muslim or Jew.
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  Ayn Rand - Opinions?

  by cappytan in

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  for those of you familiar with ayn rand and her ideas on morality, rationality and reason, what is your opinion of those ideas?.

  i'm talking about her actual ideas, not the ideals that libertarianism has adopted and, in some cases, perverted.

  do you think she's a charlatan?

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  Viviane

  I loved Atlas Shrugged. Everyone should read it, unless you hate thinking.

  I did read it. I thought it was a hamfisted poorly written idiotic piece of crap dedicated to justifying being a selfish asshole dedicated to the proposition of "I got mine! Screw you!"

  Interestingly, Ayn Rand, after preach for years about self reliance and not taking anything and how handouts were for losers and government assistance was for the weak, ended up on social benefits. She was an idiotic hypocrite dedicated to fueling her own selfish desires no matter who it hurt and was only able to do that through the support of others and government. Ayn Rand was, in a word, shit.

  I believe when people work hard they should be able to enjoy the fruits of their labor and when it becomes easier to not work because you lose your food stamps, your rent goes up, and you lose your heath insurance, there is going to be a problem. I can't tell you how many people I know that are in that position,

  Objectivism has nothing to do with any of that.Health insurance is anathema to objectivism. That makes you a weakling reliant on others in Ayn Rand's philosophy. The fruits of your labor are only deserved if you screw over everyone else to selfishly get it.

  When there are less and less workers paying taxes to support these people what will happen? When people loose their incentive to work it's not a good thing.

  In the objectivist world, you would let those people die. After all, you got yours. Screw them. \

  I am not against charity for people in need and contribute a lot of money.

  Ayn Rand would call you a fool. It's quite interesting how many "fans" of Atlas Shrugged, Anthem, the Fountainhead and objectivism don't actually understand what it means in practice and taken to it's logical conclusion.
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  Ayn Rand - Opinions?

  by cappytan in

  1. jw
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  for those of you familiar with ayn rand and her ideas on morality, rationality and reason, what is your opinion of those ideas?.

  i'm talking about her actual ideas, not the ideals that libertarianism has adopted and, in some cases, perverted.

  do you think she's a charlatan?

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  Viviane

  One can enjoy reading an author without agreeing with all of their ideologies.

  Of course. I was just commenting on how poorly written Anthem was.
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  Ayn Rand - Opinions?

  by cappytan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for those of you familiar with ayn rand and her ideas on morality, rationality and reason, what is your opinion of those ideas?.

  i'm talking about her actual ideas, not the ideals that libertarianism has adopted and, in some cases, perverted.

  do you think she's a charlatan?

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  Viviane

  Anyone who reads Anthem who has been a witness will identify strongly with it.

  Interestingly, I found Anthem to be a contrived novella not with a story to tell but with a message that would appeal to idealism of a teenage understanding of the world, incomplete and underdeveloped, lacking experience. It had all the subtlety of a baseball bat to the head, written in a hamfisted and clumsy manner with all the grace of someone attempting to pick coins while wearing a winter gloves.
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  Ayn Rand - Opinions?

  by cappytan in

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  for those of you familiar with ayn rand and her ideas on morality, rationality and reason, what is your opinion of those ideas?.

  i'm talking about her actual ideas, not the ideals that libertarianism has adopted and, in some cases, perverted.

  do you think she's a charlatan?

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  Viviane

  She was a selfish hypocrite concerned only with herself and promoting her poorly thought out ideas.

  Also what VI said.
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  End of the world—How and When—explained scientifically!

  by abiather in

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  end of the worldhow and whenexplained scientifically!.

  problem with humans is that they dont learn from mistakes.

  their greed has already spoiled air and water, and brought global warming which would ultimately sink most of the inhabited earth!.

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  Viviane

  The great scientific minds of this century are coming, slowly, reluctantly, to recognise that a great mistake has been done.

  Not making Internet access subject to an intelligence test?
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  End of the world—How and When—explained scientifically!

  by abiather in

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  end of the worldhow and whenexplained scientifically!.

  problem with humans is that they dont learn from mistakes.

  their greed has already spoiled air and water, and brought global warming which would ultimately sink most of the inhabited earth!.

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  Viviane

  That video makes everyone who watches it dumber for having watched it.
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  REASON demands belief in God

  by abiather in

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  it has been the history of mankind that they proceed from the crude to the subtle in all spheres of life: they seek the subtle amidst the crude, and in the subtle, they seek the subtlest.

  when hunger is extinguished, humans looked for art.

  ancient humans appreciated the harmony of music; they also liked to dance in joy.

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  Viviane

  Anyone who quotes Einstein to support their religious claptrap only proves they understand neither Einstein nor religious claptrap.
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  God does exist here is my nonbiblical reason:

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  (before you read i hope no one gets offended by the word retarted...that s how i thought when i was 13)my mom and dad are divorced and my father never helped my mother on raising us, so basically she was a single-mother.

  he just abandoned my three brothers and me and my mother had to work two jobs all of the time so we never got to see her.

  when we did see her it was after school, but all she did was yell at us, make food, and leave to her next job.

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  Viviane

  I have occasionally used recreational drugs. It was a pleasant experience. Many of my friends use recreational drugs responsibly and enjoy them. Just like anything else, they shouldn't be used by people that can't handle them. Some people can't drink, gamble, or have sex without it becoming a problem, same for drugs.