To all atheist

[Egoist]

basaha ang unang post lang nin.u hehehe salamat para makahibaw mos storya sa nganong na.ingun ani ni hehehe salamt

[schmuck]

I don't know much about Ayn Rand, but I also don't believe anything that crosses over to the supernatural. Naturalist-realist man akong perspective.
How much do I have in common with this person?

[bluedes]

for her, mysticism is synonymous with irrationality. just that. it has nothing to do with transcending notions, because for her, those could not be accounted for by reason.

she has no levels of consciousness, she did not delve into the subject of consciousness except for the idea that consciousness is almost synonymous to awareness of real objects.

her "selfishness" is not mystical, it is not even platonic, but rather primarily aristotelian, to be "selfish" to be rationally selfish is aim towards the aristotelian ethics, that is, "to live the good life" nothing mystical really.

so for her mysticism is just another word for non-rationality. a projection of limitation to a constructed entity inorder to bypass the use of reason for more convenient and less excruciating means: resign it too god. thats rand's idea though. not mine.

thank you for your encapsulation of Rand's concept of Mysticism. Very limited indeed...
Rand's "selfishness" is not mystical at all.. it's very earthly in the sense that its animalistic.. in your own words, aristotelian..

[Egoist]

ang timan.an lang ni ayn rand para nako reason, best self-interest ug dako kaayo og pag.tan.aw sa tao to the point nga ang highest being nya dili ang Ginoo pero ang tao,,,, usa sa common nin.u way supernatural hehehe

[tripwire]

I like when Rand became a passionate advocate of her philosophy and objectivism. I think the idea of mysticism is her philosophy is in the Aristotelian tradition, with that tradition’s emphasis upon metaphysical naturalism, empirical reason in epistemology, and self-realization in ethics. Objectivism is rational self-interest and self-responsibility – the idea that no man is any other man’s slave. The virtues of her philosophy are principled policies based on rational assessment: rationality, productiveness, honesty (in order to rationally make the best decisions we must be privy to the facts), integrity, independence, justice, and pride.

[bluedes]

I like when Rand became a passionate advocate of her philosophy and objectivism. I think the idea of mysticism is her philosophy is in the Aristotelian tradition, with that tradition’s emphasis upon metaphysical naturalism, empirical reason in epistemology, and self-realization in ethics. Objectivism is rational self-interest and self-responsibility – the idea that no man is any other man’s slave. The virtues of her philosophy are principled policies based on rational assessment: rationality, productiveness, honesty (in order to rationally make the best decisions we must be privy to the facts), integrity, independence, justice, and pride.

wow, you're a philo major pud diay trip?

[tripwire]

wow, you're a philo major pud diay trip?

Di blu, it's one of my studies during my masters.

[bluedes]

Di blu, it's one of my studies during my masters.

good for you.. akong master's intawn, layo ra kaau sa philosophy..

[tripwire]

good for you.. akong master's intawn, layo ra kaau sa philosophy..

No biggie though at least we learn things on our own...

[Egoist]

kulbaa nin.u diay uy mga g.master's diay mo hehehehe