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In reply to the discussion: Ok here's one......If you could sit down in a dark, quiet bar and have some drinks....... [View all]chknltl
(10,558 posts)...with guest appearances of anyone, (one at a time of course), any of these three chose to invite in for questioning/cross examining.
Why Thom Hartmann? Because you couldn't pay the man enough to stay away from a debate with Ayn Rand, especially if he knew he could call forth anyone from any point in history to prove his point.
Why Molly Ivins? Well if she is to be brought back to a short life to witness and even participate in a debate this one would be the most fun for her. As a reporter, the world could benefit greatly from her perspective on this discussion.
Ok so why Ayn Rand you ask? Well, on the off chance that there is no Hell in the afterlife she would find herself in it here.
What I want to prove by all of this: Can selfishness be overcome by the power of a superior argument supported by all the facts? Are we worthy of a future much grander than anything we can imagine or are we worthy only of creating our own extinction. Arguably, our species is on such a tipping point right now.