tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post116309576377644349..comments2024-03-27T05:47:21.295-07:00Comments on Ayn Rand Contra Human Nature: Who is the False True Objectivist?Daniel Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359277853862225286noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-1165515027884102212006-12-07T10:10:00.000-08:002006-12-07T10:10:00.000-08:00Objectivism reminds me of a circular firing squad,...Objectivism reminds me of a circular firing squad, but instead of bullets, they use the <I>idea</I> of bullets, and then cry foul when their targets refuse to fall down dead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-1163898699469248912006-11-18T17:11:00.000-08:002006-11-18T17:11:00.000-08:00We are apparently on the verge of schism #1377:htt...We are apparently on the verge of schism #1377:<BR/><BR/>http://ruleofreason.blogspot.com/2006/11/intellectual-activists-lost-guide.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-1163186669459757242006-11-10T11:24:00.000-08:002006-11-10T11:24:00.000-08:00As I said over at Neil's blog, Peikoff article is ...As I said over at Neil's blog, Peikoff article is not interesting for the case he makes - because there is <I>no case made</I>, just a few handwaving assertions.<BR/><BR/>What's interesting is the <I>calculated insult</I> at the end to other Objectivists who don't vote his way - and the difference between the intensity of this insult and the paucity of his preceding case. Perhaps he's testing his power as the Pope of Objectivism, perhaps he's lost his mind, perhaps there are political scores being settled within his organisation. Perhaps a combination of the above.Daniel Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06359277853862225286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-1163109656151688842006-11-09T14:00:00.000-08:002006-11-09T14:00:00.000-08:00I discuss Peikoff here --http://objectiblog.blogsp...I discuss Peikoff here --<BR/><BR/>http://objectiblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/leonard-peikoffs-dim-witted-hypothesis.html<BR/><BR/>As I recall, a few years ago Peikoff criticized Gotthelf's fawning On Ayn Rand, claiming he was "morally obligated" to speak out due to its alleged problems.<BR/><BR/>Objectivism will never grow as long as Peikoff and his ilk refuse to show the least bit of flexibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com