tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post253044837381318405..comments2024-03-17T04:17:49.429-07:00Comments on Ayn Rand Contra Human Nature: Objectivist Quote of the Day 18/10/08Daniel Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359277853862225286noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-61171757959073895502008-10-23T14:52:00.000-07:002008-10-23T14:52:00.000-07:00One should note that the bit about the Book of the...One should note that the bit about the Book of the Month club survey is something that the reporter mentions, but not something he quotes Yaron Brook as talking about. Also, what little the article says about the survey is accurate, unlike some claims made about it elsewhere. So you really aren't making a good contrast against Brook's claim that the truth is on Objectivists' side.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-20023310185845756202008-10-18T13:03:00.000-07:002008-10-18T13:03:00.000-07:00As usual the objectivists are coming here and tryi...As usual the objectivists are coming here and trying to dicredit ARCHN with tricksy language.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-48367337067922966112008-10-18T13:01:00.000-07:002008-10-18T13:01:00.000-07:00Hi Cassandra,The cry "truth is on our side" is a f...Hi Cassandra,<BR/><BR/>The cry "truth is on our side" is a fanatic cliche, like "God is on our side". It shows the basic temper of Objectivism has the same tendencies of all other absolutist/fundamentalist philosophies.<BR/><BR/>Here at the ARCHNblog we are not relativists,but skeptics. They are not the same thing, and that Objectivists and others confuse the two is the result of historical (and verbal) confusion over two different things. In their simplest form they are:<BR/><BR/>1) Reality<BR/>2) <I>Our knowledge</I> of reality.<BR/><BR/>The fact that they are two different things is extremely important to grasp, as from there a number of logical consequences follow. David Miller outlines the situation in detail here:<BR/><BR/>http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/philosophy/staff/miller/miller_pli_9.pdf<BR/><BR/>Absorb these consequences and get back to me.Daniel Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06359277853862225286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-64007862396566057412008-10-18T03:51:00.000-07:002008-10-18T03:51:00.000-07:00Dear ARCHN ... truth is fanatical? Quite the relat...Dear ARCHN ... truth is fanatical? Quite the relativist, are you ... thought for a moment you had a few legitimate points. Now it appears you are pushing an agenda. Pity.Kassandra Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807916829602751413noreply@blogger.com