basal, so glad you are here. tell us more :)

we are looking forward to it-the miniseries. happy to have you here with your ideas swan. I love everyone's ideas. so charging-I don't know the best word. so much brain power :)

yes, thoritsu. how lovely that you come in here and give us your O insight :)

yes. that is how I thought when I finished the Fountainhead

oh. yes. lol

lol. and yes. your bride is very patient that you have your objectivist girls. what would we do without you? what a unique relationship we have. and how we learn from you. tell your bride not to worry, but that you have beautiful muses who would follow you anywhere :)

nope-you have always been forthright. I actually learned from meeting you. :)

wait-you loved how minniepuck reined us in? lol we deserved it

7-2524 sounds like an individual you cannot forget, but I forget his name

interesting. You enjoy sci-fi. Goodkind, as well as others. right?

It would seem to me that the existence of an objective world that can be examined by the senses does not imply that the senses can perfectly perceive it nor that it be completely predictable.

lol. forehead flick time. I deserve that more than you can know :)

omg, I. hey, savvystreet is trying to get ahold of you. can you PM me an email? smooch

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Hear hear,

I started investigating this issue recently (it bothered me in grad school in physics, but as prof who has written on this said, I was too busy and said I would think about it later). There seems to be renewed criticism of at least the Copenhagen Interpretation. One person who has been particularly critical is Carver Mead.

Heisenberg wrote a book Physics and Philosophy where (according to what I have read elsewhere) he is clear they were trying to base quantum mechanics on the ideas of Kant and Hegel. I have gotten his book, but been too busy to start my research.

My role model was Francisco, probably because his life was one of the most developed of all of Rand's characters; it was possible to "know" him. If I have children in the future, a boy will be named Francisco, and a girl will be named Dagny.

My first exposure to Ayn Rand was seeing "The Fountainhead" on TV when I was a child. I knew nothing about Ayn Rand, but I liked the movie, and Gary Cooper and Patricia Neal became some of my favorite actors as a result of seeing that movie. I really liked it, even though I was clueless about philosophy. Years later, a friend recommended that I read "The Fountainhead," after talking with me about my position on current events. I immediately knew that it was the movie that I'd liked so much years earlier. After that, I read everything that Ayn Rand wrote. Her insights helped me immensely. The clarity of her thinking saved me probably years of struggle; I will always love her more than I can say. One thing that I wanted to see was "Atlas Shrugged" made into a movie. I was expecting it to be a cartoon, because I didn't think it could be covered in a 90 minute movie; I was thinking of a series of up to 10 episodes. The 3-part series that Aglioloro made was a good attempt at bringing much of the philosophy contained in the book on screen. However, a multi-episode series could flesh out the movie and bring its ideas closer to the book, and make it even more attractive to a general audience. I periodically re-read AS to help me keep focused on important ideas. I also watch the movie series pretty regularly.

When I was in high school I read Atlas Shrugged as a romantic novel. Ha ha But the ideals stuck with me. I have reread it since 2 times, one since coming here to the gulch. "We the living" is a great book my Marine grandson recommended and I am trying to get my communist Co worker to read. I love reading all the posts here. Most profitable.

I have it, and it is very good. Well worth seeing even if you don't speak Italian (it's subtitled).

I read AS and The Fountainhead as a teenager and immediately bought all her books. Then again, I was already a libertarian.

Anthem really effected me also. While I like a great many of Rands characters, Equality 7-2524 is probably my favorite. He had stepped out there without fear and seized his life. Carpe Vitae. Carpe Veritas.

OK--will do.

I really loved working with you guys. The story is special.

Yep. I got them both on Kindle. I started with "The Decline and Fall of the American Entrepreneur," and then I will read "The Source of Economic Growth."

I was an Objectivist before I read the book but I didn't know it. I read AS first (don't remember where I found it) but it definitely was not life-changing. It just seemed common sense and confirmed my beliefs. I gave the book to my brother and he had the exact same response. I thank my Dad for that.

Oh, I'd do both! Although, that said, I've never seen the film... I will however in the near future. The book!!! I think the Fountainhead will move you, Uncommon. You are an uncompromising person. You will identify with with Roark. And that's a really good thing. :-)