Ayn rand is being revisited lately by, especially due to the increase in popularity of the" tea partiers". While going through the unabridged version of Atlas shrugged (I though the book i was buying was the abridged version, don't regret it though) several aspects of her philosophy made a lot of sense.
Francisco's speech about money was an eye opener and belonging to the "Money is the root of all evil' club I found it hard to digest at first but upon more consideration it made perfect sense. Money is not the root of all evil, its the exploitation and dishonesty among men that is the root of all evil.
Religion, Ayn rand says and I agree, requires you to be a zombie. Give up your consciousness and put your faith in god. Obey and you have heaven while you lie in the grave, disobey and the lake of fire waits. Using this as gun the "mystics of spirit" have long subdued the consciousness of humans.
The purpose of life is Reason-Purpose and self esteem. There might be a few more purposes but these three are mandatory. No reason, then we might as well be put in a padded cell. No purpose, then we are a waste of resources. No self esteem, then we can't have a purpose and we cannot have reason in our purpose.
More to come.
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