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Originally Posted by Sgt. Muffin
I just got done with reading Atlas Shrugged for the 5th time and I really like it and what she has to say about all philosophy and the workings of a rational human society.
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Saying it is good because you like it is circular reasoning. One of the first things you should have learned about logic while studying philosophy.
Basically, you have said nothing here.
Take some of Ayn Rand's points and test them in today's real world environment.
Like Agent_Grey rightly proposes:
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Originally Posted by Agent_Grey
Perhaps more to the point, Atlas Shrugged only seems brilliant because Rand oraganizes the entire fictional world she creates around her viewpoints. Any perspective is correct if you break all of human history and rebuild it to back up your view.
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