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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

IrishAyes

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7. If not so tragic, it would be hysterically funny

Reply to hunter (Reply #3)

Sun Jun 23, 2013, 10:57 PM

Jun 2013

the way our own Religious Right Taliban tries to follow both the philosophy of a sociopath (Rand, among others) and Christ at the same time. Can't be done.

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Ayn Rand: Architect of the culture of death [View all] meow2u3 Jun 2013 OP

I enjoyed that essay -- thanks. hunter Jun 2013 #1

Rand was warped by her childhood. Igel Jun 2013 #2

But that doesn't explain people who haven't suffered that sort of oppresion... hunter Jun 2013 #3

If not so tragic, it would be hysterically funny IrishAyes Jun 2013 #7

If one espouses unrestricted individualism (ie, sociopathy) IrishAyes Jun 2013 #6

"There is no such entity as 'society'" Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2013 #4

No telling. IrishAyes Jun 2013 #5