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Did Ayn Rand Regard Selfishness as a Virtue?
8 hours ago
by Winton Bates
People who are familiar with Ayn Rand’s writings may consider the answer to this question to be obvious. Rand made no secret of the fact that she regarded selfishness as a virtue. So, why ask the question? Having recently read “Atlas Shrugged” properly for the first time (rather than skimming throug ...
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jasongoodnight
10 hours ago
by jasongoodnight
“Each of us takes our place in the center of our own world. But I am not the center of the world, or the standard of reference between good and bad. I am not, but God is. In other words, from the beginning I put myself in God’s place. This is my original sin. I was doing it before I could speak, as ...
Fresh Fruit of Contemplation - jasongoodnight.wordpress.com · 1 reference
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A Selfish Shoulder to Cry On
11 hours ago
by Jonesy
The argument … is that we, and all other animals, are machines created by our genes. Like successful Chicago gangsters, our genes have survived, in some cases for millions of years, in a highly competitive world. This entitles us to expect certain qualities in our genes. I shall argue that a predomi ...
Jonsian Logic - jonsianlogic.com
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Are Tiger Woods and His Family Happy About His “Affair(s)”?
16 hours ago
by normds
Before the head of AshleyMadison.com tries once again to rationalize his “service”, he should look at the damage infidelity causes. Here is someone who has found a niche that, while legal, destroys people and marriages and families. A selfish jerk giving selfish people the chance to further their se ...
The Freethinking Christian - freethinkingchristian.wordpress.com
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Selfish
20 hours ago
by rebirth_27_11
Yeah, I certainly do. It's been...what? Three weeks or so? November 28th. I should've known. It was a matter of time. I should've tried harder to finish earlier... So I could talk to you again. At least decently... At least one last time... Now I feel so guilty. And when I last saw you were logged i ...
ReBirth+ReVerse - rebirth-27-11.livejournal.com
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