tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19879503.post7524132265359658276..comments2008-04-29T08:27:13.952-07:00Mark Cogginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14662234747419296715noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19879503.post-61711488582501861222008-04-29T08:27:00.000-07:002008-04-29T08:27:00.000-07:002008-04-29T08:27:00.000-07:00Confused about issues? READ Ayn Rand's works, think for yourself and decide for yourself, whether you agree or disagree and why.Ralph735http://www.blogger.com/profile/02230371897420528035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19879503.post-18802793102856351722008-04-29T04:25:00.000-07:002008-04-29T04:25:00.000-07:002008-04-29T04:25:00.000-07:00In reading <I>The Letters of Ayn Rand</I>, someone like Wolff should soon see that Rand was very empathetic for those who were innocently struck by undeserved harm or confusion. This is also evident in Atlas Shrugged, when Dagny rushes to help Cheryl Taggart.<BR/><BR/>It is rather saddening the extent to which quite intelligent people misconstrue Rand, believe there is a problem with her philosophy, and then fail to check their interpretation properly. She would suggest to them, "Check your premises".<BR/><BR/>Others contrive remarkable strings of rationalistic arguments to dismiss her, because she has refuted some pet belief of theirs. They have no interest in checking their premises --and she would certainly not be empathetic with them!Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479600882274172677noreply@blogger.com