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codefreespirit t1_j0v3yfy wrote

Funny that the point of the article and all the discussion goes right through a filter no matter what. The biggest problem with any objectivist philosophy is there is no objective viewpoint to actually view it from. So unfortunately her own argument is hard to take seriously, and while I agree that the hard work part is the point, a lot of that is going to get lost by how it’s presented.

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iiioiia t1_j0y8yi3 wrote

> a lot of that is going to get lost by how it’s presented

Don't overlook errors that occur when text is ingested and interpreted, much/most of which is done subconsciously and sub-perceptually.

I think it would be fun to run people here through some quotes from articles, but keep the identity/affiliation of the author secret. I wonder if people here would have identical(!) reactions to the same articles if they didn't know it was associated with Rand.

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Noobperson21 t1_j0xmlew wrote

Exactly. So many people are on here arguing about her viewpoints because our perception is filtered. I would say that if we absolutely have to look at our views, it would be adequate only through every filter to come close to objectivity.

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