Indeed!

Heheh... sounds interesting. I'll check that out!

I guess that's not too surprising. Still, there's a kind of weird subtext that I always get when interacting with objectivism; arguments that purport to be rational on the face of it, but which cover something more fundamental, and emotional. That's the part I want to get at and examine.

Indeed :)

Thanks—I'll take a look!

:D

Well, in that case, to paraphrase Iain M. Banks from one of the culture novels (Excession I think but I'm not sure); there comes a point that when a conspiracy is that far reaching and powerful, it becomes pointless to worry about it. If they do have basically infinite power over minds and reality, then the best you…

Thanks! I'll check it out.

Actually, roaming bands of hunter-gatherers knew far better than we do that it is not just about the individual. They actually depended on each other every day; they couldn't pretend other people don't matter the way that modern people can.

edit: double post. ISP is twitchy today.

Ah, good—if it's got at least that, it might be something I can watch. A campy rant is way better than a plain old rant. Thanks!

Maybe, but then there's the final test—instead of asking it how high it wants us to jump, tell this demanding so and so to frak off and see what it does. If it backs off or at least regards the situation with humour and compassion, then whether or not it's actually God, it's something we can get along with. But if…

True! But I'm lazy :)

But... is this movie actually watchable? I've wanted to understand Objectivist reasoning and motivations for a long time, but I can only tolerate Rand's writing in small doses; so I've avoided reading Atlas Shrugged. Would watching this movie be any more tolerable than the book?

I don't know much about economics (hers or otherwise); but the thing that always struck me about objectvism, and that makes it morally repugnant to me, is the way Rand neatly divides the world into noble / responsible / productive individualist heroes, and no good, thieving, free-loading collectivist liberals. I've…

KEYNES! KEEEEEEEEYNES!!!!!

Interesting!

Heheh, exactly :)

Well, that might be another good theological question SF can address: how do you tell the difference between false gods and the real God(s)?

This! Thank you Charlie Jane!