Well after over 1070 pages of small print typing I have finished Ayn Rand's "Magnum Opus", the novel 'Atlas Shrugged' which describes in terms of a fictional story, the essential aspects of the objectivist philosophy she founded. I can now say, that second to no other book I have read, this novel resonated with me on a level that no other has. It has confirmed what I only previously suspected and sometimes was made to feel ashamed of by the 'mystics' of the world - that a rational world view is possible and essential to individual happiness. The essential tenets of her philosophy are rationality, liberty and mans right to be happy.
In any case, this book has made me question some of my previous posts as at times irrational. I will have more to say about this soon, particularly my views on global warming (not whether or not global warming is real, as this is a rational conclusion based on the facts, but more on what we should be doing about it). This will have to wait until another time as right now I'm tired and heading to bed.
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