Ayn Rand an Atheist

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  1. Eastoff

    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    Why don't the right wing media mention her Atheism when they invoke their mighty capitalist goddess?
     
  2. Ed O

    Ed O Administrator Staff Member Administrator

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    Why does it matter? Why SHOULD they mention it?

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  3. hasoos

    hasoos Well-Known Member

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    Atheist are the fastest growing demographic group in the world. It can't happen fast enough for me though.
     
  4. santeesioux

    santeesioux Just keep on scrolling by

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    Not every right wing maniac is a crazy religious fanatic?
     
  5. mook

    mook The 2018-19 season was the best I've seen

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    Some Americans are anti-government and pro-business.

    Some Americans are pro-Christian and very much in favor of government reflecting their personal morality.

    The two groups came together in the Republican party because it's a two-party government, and if you don't join one side or the other, you won't have any say at all.

    Over time they seem to have made it work, glossing over the obvious contradictions between the two groups in the interest of beating Democrats. But I very much doubt that leaders in the "pro-Christian" group read much Ayn Rand, just like I very much doubt leaders in the "pro-business" group read much of the Bible.
     
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  6. MARIS61

    MARIS61 Real American

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    You can't honestly be a Christian and a Capitalist. If you claim you are, then you're a liar.

    Christians worship a fictional being who demands they not worship any other "Gods".

    Capitalists worship only money.
     
  7. hasoos

    hasoos Well-Known Member

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    Really? I always thought Christians were capitalist who used the worship of a fictional being to generate money for themselves under the guise of religion. Selling snake oil has come so far over the years.
     
  8. Shooter

    Shooter Unanimously Great

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    Ha, ha, ha, ha. You are so misinformed that it's amusing. Thanks for the laughs!

    :biglaugh:
     
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    Gooooooooo atheists!
     
  10. Pontius

    Pontius Pitched tents are grody!

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    The information is there, what is there to miss? Please explain away that money/ownership/power are not the goals of every capitalist.
     

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