"which makes both me and Ralph Nader and my wife rare people"

Which one of you is Ralph Nader?

The vast majority of people posting comments on the internet don't publicly reveal their names for a variety of reasons. The "financial model" of the internet has become surveillance and you are the product. Murder by the remnants of the KGB is only one possible outcome. If I were you I would be more careful about revealing your last name, 7734.

People have different personalities and interests and not everyone who likes Atlas Shrugged is necessarily someone you want to be your friend, and vice versa. It's a shame that in all that time you have only met a few people interested in Ayn Rand's ideas or who have heard of her.

There is no such thing as a "pure religious Objectivism" and there is no "incessant need to judge every little part of the lives of others trying to remain pure." Whatever you think you have encountered, it isn't Objectivism. People come to this site intrigued by what they have seen of Ayn Rand and looking for more information. Please don't spread malicious gossip undermining that.

The ethics, political philosophy and aesthetics of Ayn Rand are very important, but so are the metaphysics and epistemology you are interested in. Perhaps you could start a thread on your particular interests.

I have a thing for teddy bears!

American Indian definition of 'vegan' = Bad Hunter

here's what I would bring:::

https://www.ftd.com/15360/the-big-hug...

-- j
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Especially with the Obama and his attorney general in power. All Dr. Carson did was attend a prayer breakfast and mildly rebuke Obama. Within fifteen minutes, he was under an audit by the IRS. Don't ever think that our government doesn't look at this discussion group.

we're mensa members without the false pride, here,
it seems to me. . welcome to the presumption of
c l e v e r and the associated adoration!!! -- j
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mcc; You're right that they can find us if they want, but that doesn't mean we have to make it easy for them, particularly the trolls and flamers.

Txs.

You are right, of course, and I actually wondered if maybe I should have hidden my location. Bit it's done. Thanks for the flowers.

In this case it was dumb versus clever, just like the typical percentage.

There's always the classic "I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain just to eat grass."

I don't like to post my name publically either. Although, the Feds have me on a list somewhere. I write some volatile stuff, and I don't hide my dislike of he government. Objectivism has become an obsolete philosophy. In todays world of turmoil beneficial doctrines have been ground under-foot by our near fascist gov't. We no lomger have congressional representatives nor Senators that represents their constituency. We have political parties who rather pick candidates for us than we the people. To build a Galts Gulch would require enormous amounts of money and there is no individual here who has deep pockets. To hide a gulch from the outside world would technology that's not quite there. Look, we even found about the Chinese secret bases in the So. China Sea. A lot of us here has pored written works into the digital Gulch so see if anything sticks. If the whole world goes to hell, maybe then or if the earth gets hammered by a CME or EMP can we could gather together somewhere to start a real Gulch since everything else is in shambles. Also, I refuse to live under Marshall Law quietly.

I was sure that it was intentional, like "I resemble
that remark!" -- j
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Now I see. What a dork I am! My mother the English teacher won't like this one!

well said!!! . I have a friend on coumadin because
of excess precipitation in his heart!

the dust bunnies in the corners of my mind
are also evidence of amicable sediments! -- j
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I've got those sediments, too...
Especially when I "thank someone from the bottom of my heart..." That's where those sentiments collect...
:)

What have you got against vegan?

you started it, sir! -- j
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Probably should stay away from that pure (religious) Objectivism. My main complaint about objectivists is the incessant need to judge every little part of the lives of others (of course that excludes those on this site) trying to remain pure.
I am mainly interested in objectivist metaphysics and epistemology as related to formulations from various mathematicians and physicists. I am not an academic and have only met in person about a dozen people in my life (76 years old) who have even heard of Rand and only one or two who took her seriously.

Good one!

I don't hide behind my alias for privacy reasons or to express ideas that I wouldn't say in a TV interview. The PRIMARY real reason I use an alias is to reduce the volume of SPAM in my inbox! Nothing more complicated than that.

In this day, it's important to note that every single piece of electronic communication is being recorded, every phone call happening in the US at this moment has a permanent image on a disk drive somewhere, and it can all be tied back to the source.

Is it still possible to communicate covertly? Sure. But if you are, then you know that already. Will it always be possible to keep secrets? Of course. Should we need to take extraordinary measures to protect our privacy? No! Spying is a HUGE infringement on personal freedoms, but one we're kinda stuck with... (much to my dismay).

Who am I? I ran for US Senate in Connecticut in 2012 on the Libertarian ticket. From that you can find my name easily enough.

Dr. Z.
You certainly have a more than valid reason for anonymity.
I wonder if un-credited works count. On one occasion A friend needed some "creepy" music for background in a play he wrote and produced. I am particularly good at "creepy."