[63] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Re: LIVING WAGE SIT-IN AT HARVARD (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sourav K. Mandal)
Fri Apr 20 00:04:42 2001
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From: "Sourav K. Mandal" <Sourav.Mandal@ikaran.com>
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""Prez H. Cannady" <revprez@MIT.EDU>" wrote:
> A very subtle consequence of their brilliant "reality exists"
> tautology.
So, you abide by it, since you claim "fascism is grounded in reality?"
Anyway, this metaphysics is not tautologous, but axiomatic, in the
development of Objectivism. However, if you don't buy this axiom, at
least be self-consistent and disavow science, engineering and your
personal conclusions about human nature.
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> Where you're argument fails is your moral absolutism.
> Objectivists are the most incapable capitalists because
> of their inability to break their principles in favor
> of coddling bleeding hearts. If you can get away with
> stealing the difference, go ahead.
I'm sorry you think that way. Does it bother you being a whore, taking
blindly, without a second thought to your pride? If you had any, you'd
realize that the moral _is_ the practical.
Sourav
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