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From: bill@twwells.com (T. William Wells)
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Subject: Re: CALL FOR DISCUSSION: talk.philosophy.objectivism
Message-ID: <1990Jan20.141010.18797@twwells.com>
Date: 20 Jan 90 14:10:10 GMT
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In article <9702@hoptoad.uucp> tim@hoptoad.UUCP (Tim Maroney) writes:
: Rand's work has never been philosophy, despite the claims of a few
: people who don't read philosophy.

Rand's work has almost always been philosophy, despite the claims
of a few people who don't read philosophy. Apparently, like
yourself. Continually asserting a falsehood as fact merely makes
you look stupid.

:                                    It has always been political in
: nature.

This is only half true. Which is to say: Rand's work is roughly
half political, either philosophy or political commentary. The
remainder deals with a large number of subjects which have nothing
directly to do with politics. Later Objectivists have dealt far
less with politics than other areas.

You know, you'd make a better case if you didn't make stupid
statements that anyone with half a brain could verify as being
false. Anyone who cares can go look up Rand in a library and
discover that she had lots to say about many other subjects than
politics. And that her works, whatever the flaws, are philosophy.

Your saying otherwise does not change the facts.

At this point, I've concluded that you are either essentially
ignorant of Objectivism or you are a liar and a stupid one at
that.

In any case, you clearly have nothing worthwhile to say on the
subject.

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	"We never make assertions, Miss Taggart. That is the moral
	crime peculiar to our enemies. We do not tell -- we *show*. We
	do not claim -- we *prove*." -- Hugh Akston in _Atlas Shrugged_