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Originally posted by Logarock
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.
I dont see this.
If the gift in man is given by God then the man that protects it does Gods work. WIll a man answer to God or man?
Originally posted by soficrow
Originally posted by Logarock
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.
I dont see this.
It's the most basic truth about Rand and her work.
Rand set out to prove that selfish atheists are "moral." She succeeded. AND she showed that "Many paths lead to the same place.
Originally posted by soficrow
Good Christians Don’t Follow Ayn Rand is the title of an article first published in Sojourners. The concluding sentence in the cited review is pointed:
If you cheer Rand’s self-worshipping objectivist ideals, you cheer with the devil.
Rand, in Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead and other works, promoted objectivism and atheism. In her words:
My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute.
~ Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
This article highlights the hypocrisy of self-described "Christians" who uphold Rand's objectivist ideals, pointing out that Rand herself "was clear that her philosophy, known as objectivism, was incompatible with that of Jesus."
...I've always wondered how Christian Libertarians juggle their conflicting priorities.
It’s fascinating to see Atlas Shrugged author Ayn Rand posthumously elevated to the level of saint by conservatives who are allegedly driven by Christian values. For Rand was an aggressive atheist who condemned altruism of all kinds, writes Tim King in Sojourners, and “Grace, by its very definition, cannot find any place within Rand’s philosophy.”
...Rand was clear that her philosophy, known as objectivism, was incompatible with that of Jesus. For her, any system that that required one individual to live for others and follow anything beside his or her own self-interest was immoral. For Jesus, any system or behavior that does not take into account living for others and acting on their behalf is immoral. Christians should take Ayn Rand’s words as a warning. To follow her and her vision, one must give up Christ and his cross.
So "Jesus Shrugged."
How about you? Do you see the hypocrisy? Wonder about it? Or do you think that the the two philosophies, Christianity and objectivism, can be somehow reconciled?
For Rand was an aggressive atheist who condemned altruism of all kinds, writes Tim King in Sojourners, and “Grace, by its very definition, cannot find any place within Rand’s philosophy.”
Originally posted by Logarock
The idea that Rands ideas would not line up with those of Jesus are based on three, faulty interpretations.
John Ridpath, a director of the Ayn Rand Institute, has argued that The Russian Radical is postmodern and deconstructionist in its overall orientation, that it is a "worthless product" of contemporary academia, and that on the whole it was "preposterous in its thesis, destructive in its purpose, and tortuously numbing in its content."[5]
While James G. Lennox thoroughly rejects the author's historical conclusions, and he recommends against construing Rand's method of challenging dichotomies or "false alternatives" as "dialectical,"
Originally posted by Logarock
Yes and someone show where Roark was a toss? He was more like Christ than folks could know.
Originally posted by Logarock
reply to post by soficrow
I was just wondering were you see clear problems say with Roark as an un-christian type. Not that I am really saying he is mind you but can see where someone could draw parallels with Roark and Christ, strong parallels.
Originally posted by Smack
If I pass someone who is starving and naked, that persons condition does not automatically place responsibility on me to supply the remedy.