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Posted by Joy1inchrist 8 years, 11 months ago to Ask the Gulch
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Were you a Christian before being introduced to the philosophy of Ayn Rand? 2. Are you a Christian now?

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    Posted by samreginab 8 years, 11 months ago
    Yes and yes. A no brainer. A very objective Christian. Ayn Rand's works have been at the forefront of my thinking since I first read her in the 60's. I can't even understand people that don't immediately agree with her principles. Except for that Atheism thing. Pure objective logic dictates that absence of proof is not proof of absence, so agnosticism is the absolute max obtainable by sound logic. With all that said? JC is my best bud. And He gives really good advice. Advice that works. Especially if you go to the original languages recording the events of those millenia. English is a ridiculous language, probably gaining its widespread use from huge ambiguities that allow peaceful coexistence through sustained misunderstanding. I mean is the word "love" synonymous with eros, phileo, agape, sodomy, fellatio, cunnilingus? By the SCOTUS recent ruling you would have to believe so...
    Religion kind of sucks, though. Usually used for population control.
    Just my thoughts.
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    • Posted by ewv 8 years, 11 months ago
      There is no such thing as a very objective Christian, and religion is a lot more destructive than an excuse for population control.

      The "atheism thing" is rational consequence of objectivity and reason. Atheism means to not believe in the supernatural. It means you don't believe it. It explicitly rejects various claims as impossible depending on what they are. It someone utters self contradictions, as is typically the case, then it can't exist. Otherwise the lack of evidence alone means to reject it out of hand as if it had never been said, not taking it seriously in any way. It doesn't mean "maybe". A statement of possibility requires proof.
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      • Posted by $ nickursis 8 years, 11 months ago
        Oh, indeed, I would hate to try to list all the bad, evil things done in the name of "religion". I do not cal cutting off the heads of 20 people just because they do not share your "faith" population control: it is pure, malevolent evil, and trumpeted by "religious people". And do the shamans of their religion tell them tat is is evil? Even our own goofball politicians can't seem to figure it out. Religion has served little if any good purpose in the world, except to stimulate scientific discovery to get away from it.
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