[MD] The relativity of the MoQ

[John Carl]

On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 2:10 AM, Ham Priday <hampday1 at verizon.net> wrote:

When I first spotted this post, I thought DMB had decided to return from his
> "burnout".
> His brand of ridicule must be contagious. You've taken Platt's and Rand's
> quotes out of context in an epistle of creative satire that is beneath your
> dignity.


Oh puhleaze Ham,  what have I written anywhere at any time that makes you
think I have any dignity?  Creative satire is probably about the most you
can expect.



> You haven't read Ayn Rand, yet you "know she tried to hold a cult-like
> followership together."



Yup, I do.  I also know that her gander got goosed by the saucy straying of
her main acolyte whom she then tried to repudiate in the manner of every
single cult leader since man the pack animal began.

What do you call a group of elitists who deny having a subjective mind of
> their own, demean all transcendental theory, and dogmatically quote the
> words of their leader as the authoritative answer to every question?
>

I call them "inane poopyheads" when I see them.  But that's just my own
subjective viewpoint.



>
> I expected my comments to produce antagonistic responses, but not from you,
> John.  Needless to say, I'm disappointed.



Sorry Ham.  I guess you'll have to set your sights a little lower if you
want to avoid such disappointments in the future.  One question though.  Why
are you here?  I mean why are you and Platt not spending your time in the
discussion and explication of the philosophy of Randian Objectivism? I'm
sure there's a group of like-minded INDIVIDUALS out there where you can all
go and affirm your own intellect to each other.

Why anyone would be interested in such a circle-jerk is beyond my
imagination, but I'm sure they are out there.




> I'm also convinced more than ever that the nihilistic
> tilt of this forum makes an MoQ breakthrough highly unlikely.
>
> Good luck in finding a philosophical approach better suited to your
> intellect.
>
> --Ham
>


BTW, you do know what her followers called themselves, don't you?  The
Collective.  You should join.  The flexibility of the human brain to be
ironic and hypocritical simultaneously would make a fascinating case study,
if nothing else.