John Galt a libertairian modeled off of Jesus?

Posted by jyokela 11 years, 2 months ago to Books
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I have to say no on both counts.

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  • Posted by Hiraghm 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I dunno... suppose someone made a post describing how stupid "n-words" were, or how predatory "q-words" (only actually using the words I'm not allowed to use).

    I think maybe such an ad hominem attack might get voted down, as this one deserves.

    Main difference between Galt and Jesus... Jesus loved Mankind, Galt holds Mankind in contempt.

    Also, Jesus wasn't an asshole.
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  • Posted by Hiraghm 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Of course she liked Vikings... they were the ultimate *looters*.
    Of course, the Vikings' victims were producers and preservers of knowledge, but they were Christians, so rape them...

    She liked Vikings because they represented what turned her on... overbearing men that overpower her in their passion. Sadly for her ego, she was too butt-ugly for even Vikings on a drunken spree to rape...

    FYI, we don't capitalize "god" when referring to one of many pagan gods, just as we don't capitalize president unless referring to the commander in chief. The difference between pronoun and title.
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  • Posted by Hiraghm 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    No, Galt didn't believe in life after death, although he did seem to exercise denigrated reason.

    You know, you Rand worshipers REALLY need to grow up and realize that in real life Galt would have failed miserably, because his antagonists wouldn't be straw men as they were in the book. It's surprising that Rand didn't notice this, having experienced the Soviet Union.
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    Posted by Hiraghm 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Be sure to wipe your mouth after kissing Rand's ass like that...

    I wish she were alive to TRY arguing theology with me. Rhetorically slaughtering her would be rewarding.


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  • Posted by rlewellen 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Oh gee someone is zeroing all my posts. Maybe I should just zero everything I don't agree with.
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  • Posted by dbhalling 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Not sure about kh's comment about christ story. Of all the points in this post she takes on this point. I will have to spank her.
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    To my knowledge none of these bioengineered organisms have not been created out of nothing, they are merely manipulated living organisms. So I think you are at best, premature in your claim.
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  • Posted by EconomicFreedom 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    >To date, the number patents issued for bio-engineered organisms numbers in the tens of thousands. Creating life is no longer god's claim to fame but the province of men.

    ???

    Um, which patent claims it can take something that was non-living and non-self-replicating to begin with, and create something both living and self-replicating, i.e., a true biological organism?

    I think you've let your enthusiasm for this "man-worship" nonsense go to your head.

    Try to do at least a little homework before you post something like that. (Hint: there are no such patents, and there is no such technology today.)
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  • Posted by dbhalling 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Dream on. There is no analogy. One person believed in humans and the value of reason and this live on earth. The other was a witch doctor, who believed in life after death and denigrated reason.
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    Posted by dbhalling 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Overman that is a bunch of nonsense. There are very few similar values. Christianity is based on Plato's metaphysics, not Aristotle. Galt believed in reason, that man was his own purpose, that logic, reason, and evidence were the way to understand the world. Christ believed in altruism, the value of the miracles, the degeneration of reason and the senses.
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  • Posted by Zenphamy 11 years, 2 months ago
    What total inanity. Evangelicals will do anything to spread their faith and beliefs.
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  • Posted by jyokela 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I don't claim either of those are good examples of capitalism, I don't think anyone here would.
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  • Posted by rlewellen 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    What are these bioengeneered organisms? Were they organisms before they were bioengineered? Yes. I will stop here unless you come up with something valid.
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  • Posted by jrberts5 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    To date, the number patents issued for bio-engineered organisms numbers in the tens of thousands. Creating life is no longer god's claim to fame but the province of men. Perhaps art should endeavor to make its image of man that it portrays more "man-like" than "god-like."
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  • Posted by rlewellen 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    You can't use China or Mexico to support capitalism either or you (any you) are just appeasing what you claim to be against. That is for a separate discussion.
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  • Posted by khalling 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Rand obviously appreciated the stories of Vikings. Their mythology also included stories that have the basic mortal man turned into a god after sacrifice story. She features a viking in some of her earliest writings. She names a heroic character in AS after a norse "God." she appreciated the pageantry and romanticism of the story. That is not the same as accepting a religion. But why would she glorify a people who obviously believed in mysticism? Art.
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  • Posted by jyokela 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    "Local businesses are forced to move overseas to remain competitive."

    What part of capitalism would make this happen? Are these "local businesses" going from a capitalist country to an non-capitalist country? How would the taxes from that country plus shipping, make an equal quality product for less then a product made in a no/low tax country without shipping?

    After all, you cannot use the USA problems to support your argument because we are not capitalistic. It is impossible to know what our country would be like if statism/socialism was not in our government/economy.
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