tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1440090178428680706.post8254507126546718529..comments2015-09-15T10:20:27.694-07:00Comments on Jason Reviews the World: This is the way to read Ayn RandJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15737443476348801628noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1440090178428680706.post-77022858378841151712011-12-13T16:00:40.641-08:002011-12-13T16:00:40.641-08:00I need to read that book. I'd initially set ou...I need to read that book. I'd initially set out to read Atlas Shrugged, but had balked at the $20 Kindle price--and, do I really want to put that much time into that type of literature? Maybe Anthem would be a good compromise for me.<br /><br />I've been fascinated to learn about Ayn Rand and some of her ideas. From what I've read, it seems she is a very strange and fiendishly clever fusion of of reason-based philosophy and agenda-driven propaganda.<br /><br />I'm always amazed at the unabashedly Christian politicians who tout her as a major influence. Isn't her whole philosophy pushed out of the idea that there is no room for faith--that inherent reason and self-interest alone should guide the mind of man?<br /><br />Anyway, something this strange, and this central to certain current strains of political thought, --how can I not give it a read, even if I know I'll disagree with it.BrianVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12599540940890662261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1440090178428680706.post-4976305064555961652010-04-28T11:16:44.090-07:002010-04-28T11:16:44.090-07:00You pose a good point...I think often many writers...You pose a good point...I think often many writers of dystopian novels (or perhaps novels in general?) neglect to reason out all the details of their story, assuming you will just believe everything to be plausible without actually thinking for yourself. Oh wait...isn't that what the book was ABOUT? Hmmm...Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15100023167123234673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1440090178428680706.post-31980066576221437122010-04-26T15:36:58.819-07:002010-04-26T15:36:58.819-07:00I have read very few novels, yet for some unknown ...I have read very few novels, yet for some unknown reason I actually read "Atlas Shrugged". It was a long time ago. Maybe I read it because one of the main characters, Dagny Taggart, is executive of a giant railroad company--and you know I like trains. I do not remember a lot about it but I really liked it and I found some truth in what she wrote.Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13869137345410660420noreply@blogger.com