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September 28th 2005, 07:19 AM
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I'll start with responding to theart view, since as a person that has been writing for 13+ years I uinderstand art wll. That exprienc thing does not contradict the metaphysical value part. If the artist is expressing that exprienc it is because ve values that experience.

Now to the first comment... Rational thinking can only applaud objectivism, not dis it, as rational thinking is the bedrock of objectivism. Anything else is a poor pseudo attempt at reason.

As for subjective reality... the very concpt is a contradiction, and the fact there is both and that either can affect the othr even more so. As DunkRand stated, contradictions can not exist in reality, not in part nor in whole, which is a direct quote from a book called Chainfire, from a series called th Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind.

And intuition does not o it. We cannot get out of fire unlss w know things like "get on the ground an crawl out of building" and "stop, drop and roll if on fire", which is why we are taught these things at school. Intuition cannot be taught. If we want anything more than a mindless temporary physical survival we need to think, not just act.

As for objectivism realizing subjective reality exists... it doesn't. It flatly denies the possibilites of it. nad you missintepretd that comment about gnes and stuff. It onl;y states that we are not ruled by them, not that thy don't affect us. The only way an outside force or person can rule us is if we let them/it.

What it means by slf intrest is... rational self intrest... or in other words... putting yourself ahead of others without unfairly affecting others or breaching the rights of others.

Try reading Sword of bTruth series for good arguments on objectivism. You might like it anyway, as it is an engaging fantasy series that is read by many nonobjectivists.