Ham said: Again I'm reminded of this statement by the leading objectivist of the 20th century: Ayn Rand, "For the New Intellectual
dmb says: Ayn Rand was the topic of a discussion I recently participated in. Not that the professor planned it that way. She was introduced by way of a student's question. It only lasted a few minutes, however. After a little back and forth between the teacher and the student I got the distinct impression that time was being wasted. So I raised my hand and asked, "So, are there any academic professionals that take Ayn Rand seriously"? His answer was unequivocal. All he said was, "Ahhhhh, ...no". But the way he said it was such that everyone laughed real hard. That was the end of that discussion. About a week later I saw a news article about a rich business man who was frustrated at the fact that no American colleges or Universities are willing to teach Ayn Rand, so he put up a big pile of money in an attempt to get an institution of higher learning to teach a course on her work. Apparently, you literally can't even pay people to teach that crap. My point? Ayn Rand fans aren't to be taken seriously as thinkers. Would-be intellectuals would be wise to keep their admiration to themselves or, better yet, re-think that fondness. She was also voted "worst novelist of all time". And the Church of Satan is heavily influenced by her work. If you're a philosopher, loving Any Rand ought to be your deepest, darkest secret. Just so you know, dmb _________________________________________________________________ Need to know now? Get instant answers with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_messenger_072008 Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
