Steed's quote of the day

[SUBMAN1]

I figured this one applies to you Steed when I read it!

-S

"Men have been taught that it is a virtue to agree with others. But the creator is the man who disagrees. Men have been taught that it is a virtue to swim with the current. But the creator is the man who goes against the current. Men have been taught that it is a virtue to stand together. But the creator is the man who stands alone." - Ayn Rand

[Tchocky]

Ayn Rand? Oh no.

*hides*

faux-master race rubbish pretending to be objective. yiiich
At least it enshrines free-market laissez-fair capitalism....

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by Tchocky

Ayn Rand? Oh no.

*hides*

faux-master race rubbish pretending to be objective. yiiich
At least it enshrines free-market laissez-fair capitalism....

Who is this Ayn Rand you dislike so much? I must research to see what the big deal is.

-S

[Tchocky]

Founder of Objectivism.

It irritates me as a philosophy. Not so sure why, the language used is off-putting, and the literature reads like a con job

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by Tchocky

Founder of Objectivism.

It irritates me as a philosophy. Not so sure why, the language used is off-putting, and the literature reads like a con job

Reading the Wikipedia page on her right now.

[Tchocky]

Um, ok.

[SUBMAN1]

Yeah - I'd say that some of her stuff sounds a little objectionable. An example:

She believed that individuals must choose their values and actions solely by reason, and that "Man — every man — is an end in himself, not the means to the ends of others." According to Rand, the individual "must exist for his own sake, neither sacrificing himself to others nor sacrificing others to himself. The pursuit of his own rational self-interest and of his own happiness is the highest moral purpose of his life."