Posted by Jim (206.79.177.145) on February 13, 2002 at 15:44:34:
In Reply to: Re: Why All These Religions? posted by Thor on February 13, 2002 at 01:21:03:
Ayn Rand, regardless of where she might be coming from, is a selfish slut whose values serve the self-serving. The ultimate whore. Must die.
It's funny; people always assume that we experience, at our base, an unfiltered existance. This isn't really the case-- we are mostly closed off from the universe. We see a little, hear a little, taste a little, feel a little, and smell even less. We don't osmose anything on a noticable level, for instance-- now that would be some serious life experience.
Given that our percetion is fundamentally flawed, it is foolish to make any sweeping assumtions about the validity and importance of life and the philosophy thereof. It's safe to say that, whatever the extent and ultimate value of what we've been given, we do have something for now.
Consider perhaps that our current existance has given us a foothold into unknown possibility, and that philosophy could be used as a tool to both liberate and focus us.