[113] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Objectivism, Christianity, etc. (was: LIVING WAGE SIT-IN AT
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sourav K. Mandal)
Fri Apr 20 13:36:07 2001
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From: "Sourav K. Mandal" <Sourav.Mandal@ikaran.com>
Reply-To: "Sourav K. Mandal" <Sourav.Mandal@ikaran.com>
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"Zhelinrentice L Scott <zlscott@MIT.EDU>" wrote:
> Yes for Sourav, it must be depressing for him to see that
> so many people are ripping his arguements to shreds, and
> it is hard for me to take the pokes that are at me, but
> they all make us intellectually stronger.
Are you kidding? I _love_ this! My eyes were wide open when I waded
into this dogfight. I think it is important to defend my ideals, and
make everyone scrutinize theirs. I came to believe what I believe in
through continual self-examination; this practice will not stop.
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"Flaviu I Iepure <flaviu@MIT.EDU>" wrote:
> The wide agreement at the time was precisely that the earth was _spherical_.
Huh, you learn something new every day; I'm glad you agree with me on
principle.
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""Josiah D. Seale" <jdseale@MIT.EDU>" wrote:
> Again, I ask: Why? If I receive no benefit from doing such, why should I?
> Sourav and Presley are doing the respectable thing in following their
> systems to their logical conclusions.
Ack, no! Presley follows his irrational self-interest, going after
benefit without a second thought to integrity or achievement. I follow
_rational_ self-interest, acting to benefit my _logical_ ego. This
means I will never lie, cheat, steal, kill to obtain profit, because
such gains would be unearned. There is little more to the concept of
laissez-faire then to allow individuals to live freely like this;
Objectivism is more about how to live one's life in a way that is most
rewarding and inspiring, within the bounds of reality and logic.
I don't see the world as my enemy; rather, I see the lives and works of
individual humans to be of the highest value, something to be cherished.
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Regards,
Sourav
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http://www.ikaran.com/Sourav.Mandal/
