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We need to establish how Roark was selfish.
Originally posted by soficrow
reply to post by Logarock
We need to establish how Roark was selfish.
We did. Over and over and over again.
According to your analysis and observations, Rand's self-serving objectivist philosophy leads to the same place as Christian "morality" (except for the nasty sex bits). You, for example, are unable to distinguish the two.
Rand's point precisely: made, underlined and bolded.
How would you suggest Roark redeem himself then? What move could he have made to bring him in line with something you could work with? Are you sure that your problem with Roark doesnt lay in his general unwillingness to be shoved around?
As far as christains and two masters I take you to mean christains that dont follow a quiet humble life but engage in some sort of larger profit seeking ventures.
Originally posted by soficrow
reply to post by Logarock
As far as christains and two masters I take you to mean christains that dont follow a quiet humble life but engage in some sort of larger profit seeking ventures.
Erm, no. As the OP outlines and as I have reiterated over the past 5 pages, there is a fundamental ideological conflict between:
Selfish objectivist Libertarianism
versus
Self-less altruistic Christianity
Originally posted by soficrow
reply to post by Logarock
Self-less altruistic Christianity is what Christ taught, and according to Christ's word, is the foundation of Christianity.
And eating corn out of the field was a matter of the law and only applied to a few rows on the edge of the field, not the whole field.
Originally posted by Logarock
Originally posted by soficrow
reply to post by Logarock
As far as christains and two masters I take you to mean christains that dont follow a quiet humble life but engage in some sort of larger profit seeking ventures.
Erm, no. As the OP outlines and as I have reiterated over the past 5 pages, there is a fundamental ideological conflict between:
Selfish objectivist Libertarianism
versus
Self-less altruistic Christianity
And I wouldnt really put these two up agaist each other as if the first represents evil and the other all the good.
Originally posted by Logarock
reply to post by soficrow
Roark stands out as a saving force for mankind ...
Originally posted by soficrow
Originally posted by Logarock
reply to post by soficrow
Roark stands out as a saving force for mankind ...
True. And as an ATHEIST too.