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Comment on Voting For The Lesser of Two Evils… by Beth

Beth — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:52:12 +0000

Great first post, Michael! Welcome to talkobjectivism.com! I’m excited to read more of your posts.
I get frustrated with the state of our national political options too, which is why I would urge you to funnel your frustration into local politics (which is honestly not any less frustrating). Yes, I’m going to vote in the national election, but I have never felt as passionate about presidential elections as I do about voting for my local public servants. I at least get the sense that I am able to make a difference on this level, a difference that could someday snowball into one felt nationally.

Keep up the good work!

Comment on The Coming Election (Show 049) by Voting For The Lesser of Two Evils… at talkObjectivism.com

Voting For The Lesser of Two Evils… at talkObjectivism.com — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:37:33 +0000

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Comment on Politics & Culture (Show 079) by Voting For The Lesser of Two Evils… at talkObjectivism.com

Voting For The Lesser of Two Evils… at talkObjectivism.com — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:33:31 +0000

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Comment on On-Again Off-Again Smoking Ban by Giving up smoking

Giving up smoking — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:40:35 +0000

Did this ever get off the ground again?

Comment on Steve Ditko - Part 2 (Show 072) by Renee Katz

Renee Katz — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:41:21 +0000

Hey, I really like your podcast. It reminds me soooooo much of when I started listening to The Infidel Guy (an atheist radio show) earlier this decade. I hope you get as big as he did.

Comment on Discussion with Caller (Show 066) by Mosley

Mosley — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:59:24 +0000

I am sorry to hear that, but keep talking about Objectivism. The more people that talk about it, the better. Cultural change will not happen over night.

Comment on Discussion with Caller (Show 066) by Andi

Andi — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:02:39 +0000

I am only in high school, but I went and asked a couple of my friends if they have heard of it. Some of my closer friends have because I have mentioned it before, but the majority sadly have not.
Unfortunately most of them are not interested in learning either.

Comment on Listener Question on Objectivism & Religion (Show 064) by Brandon

Brandon — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:14:33 +0000

Thank you for making that clarification. I amended the relevant sentences.

Comment on Listener Question on Objectivism & Religion (Show 064) by Burgess Laughlin

Burgess Laughlin — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:52:44 +0000

> “For example, religion advocates faith, mysticism, and altruism.”

Ayn Rand, in her speech at Yale University in 1960, notes that reason and mysticism are opposites, and that faith is one _kind_ of mysticism. (See Ayn Rand, “Faith and Force,” reprinted in _Philosophy: Who Needs It_, pp. 75-75 (hb).) In that light, I would characterize religion as advocating two worlds (natural and supernatural), mysticism, and altruism.

Mystics differ in their particular claims to having an avenue to knowledge outside reason: faith, instinct, revelation, intuition, revelation, and “just knowing.” Of course, some mystics might claim two or more forms of mysticism.

Comment on Bringing Objectivism into the Culture (Show 060) by Paul Hsieh

Paul Hsieh — Sat, 24 May 2008 20:08:02 +0000

In Colorado, we found that by focusing on a specific issue of importance to people (health care), we could really inject our ideas into the debate.

The Freedom and Individual Rights in Medicine (FIRM) is not an Objectivist group, but a an ad hoc group of the type recommended by Ayn Rand in “What Can One Do?” (Philosophy: Who Needs It). The founder Lin Zinser, is an Objectivist, as are several members. Here is what we accomplished in our first year.

http://www.westandfirm.org/blog/2008/02/year-end-results.html