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Human Spirituality

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Wed, 2013-05-29 10:41

A proper philosophy doesn't just enlighten and empower the mind -- it strengthens the heart and uplifts the soul. It develops and expands a person's interior.

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Daedalus was Right — by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Tue, 2013-06-18 02:17
Inspirational — by tvr on Thu, 2013-06-13 10:38
Positive Note — by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Tue, 2013-06-11 18:36

The Enemy Within

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Thu, 2013-05-30 11:08

Watching the high-quality, Cold War movie Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy [from 2011, based on the 1974 John le Carré novel] the thought occurs to me: the West was genuinely petrified of communist


Tribute to Reason, Human Genius, and Engineering Prowess

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Tue, 2013-05-14 02:02

Remarkable video from the U.S. Space Shuttle:

www.io9.com/5893615/absolutely...


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Zero Electronic Privacy in America

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Mon, 2013-05-13 03:13

Here's a perfectly terrifying article.

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Well.. — by Jules Troy on Mon, 2013-05-13 04:02

Death to Democracy!

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Tue, 2013-05-07 00:58

Democracy is truly a moronic and slimy political value and social organization principle. Why trust, and be guided by, the man in the street, when he is usually an ignorant bastard from hell?

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Aye — by Jules Troy on Tue, 2013-05-07 04:19

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Proportionality vs. Justice and Victory

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Sun, 2013-04-14 17:32

The way Israel deals with the Arabs, South Korea with North Korea, India with Pakistan, and America with the Muslims is absurd and outrageous.

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Ugh.. — by Jules Troy on Mon, 2013-04-15 07:47
Resources — by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Mon, 2013-04-15 05:31
Intellectually Out to Lunch — by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Mon, 2013-04-15 05:13

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Francis the Destroyer

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Thu, 2013-03-14 12:18

Altho' most people don't realize it, the Pope and the Catholic Church are true philosophical powerhouses and world leaders.

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Ed — by Jules Troy on Thu, 2013-03-21 04:36
Secular Spirituality — by Ed Hudgins on Tue, 2013-03-19 16:36
Born of Italian Immigrants in Argentina - A Latino? — by Neil Parille on Sat, 2013-03-16 01:19

"Christianity: Good or Bad for Mankind?" A Debate between Dinesh D'Souza and Andrew Bernstein

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Sun, 2013-03-10 10:34

A prominent Christian intellectual debates an associate of The Ayn Rand Institute on February 8th, 2013 at the University of Texas, USA:


Hobson's Choice

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Fri, 2013-02-15 01:40

In John Milton's Paradise Lost [1667], Satan says: "Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven." But why be either hell's master or heaven's slave?

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What?! — by Jules Troy on Sun, 2013-02-17 12:02
Organization Man — by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Sun, 2013-02-17 11:22
I used freemasonry as the perfect example — by Sandi on Sat, 2013-02-16 20:57

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Barack Obama's Ethical and Political Altruism, Collectivism, and Welfare Statism

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Wed, 2013-02-13 12:06

A few hours ago US President Barack Obama chose to end his State of the Union address thus:

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History — by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Wed, 2013-02-13 22:43
Greg — by Doug Bandler on Wed, 2013-02-13 20:39
The Ultimate Liberal Pin-Up Boy — by gregster on Wed, 2013-02-13 13:04

Ascent

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Sat, 2013-02-09 21:20

Once there was a truly great man who lived in a wretched Dark Age. His name was Rylek; his home town was Revenna, Italy; and his years of trial and triumph the 700s.


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Today's Political Solutions, In a Nutshell

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Wed, 2013-02-06 18:04


1) Promote freedom -- not democracy
2) Promote justice -- not peace
3) Cut spending -- don't cut taxes
4) Cut regulation -- don't cut taxes
5) Simplify taxes -- don't cut taxes

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Contradictory — by gregster on Thu, 2013-02-07 01:56

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Semi-Objectivist Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Sat, 2013-02-02 21:58

A recent video interview of a powerful American politician influenced by Ayn Rand:

http://www.atlassociety.org/el...

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I've farmed carrots- yes they do... — by Rick Giles on Wed, 2013-02-13 14:40
Populist Objectivism — by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Wed, 2013-02-13 10:57
Hey, it's only cynicism if it — by Rick Giles on Tue, 2013-02-12 17:51

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Destroyer of the Soul

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Tue, 2013-01-15 03:02

Vice crime infantilizes us, and renders us fundamentally incapable of intellectual and moral decisions. We become stupid and evil -- and thus far less healthy and happy.

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News flash — by Jules Troy on Tue, 2013-01-15 03:47

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History Of Liberalism

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Wed, 2013-01-02 02:20

This is a brief history of the philosophy and culture of liberalism.

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Reed — by Jules Troy on Sun, 2013-01-20 18:00
5) The general and true — by reed on Sun, 2013-01-20 05:19
Freedom of Philosophy — by Doug Bandler on Sun, 2013-01-20 01:06

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The Ascent of Man

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Sun, 2012-12-16 16:27

Altho' people today are naturally a bit depressed over that recent unusually-heartless mass-murder of 26 innocents in Newtown, Connecticut, it's worth bearing in mind that crime in America has actuall

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Hope Rising — by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Mon, 2012-12-17 15:29
Kyle and Kyrel, I like your — by Jason Quintana on Mon, 2012-12-17 04:48
C'mon Kyrel — by Richard Goode on Sun, 2012-12-16 22:46

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Connecticut Elementary School Massacre

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Sat, 2012-12-15 15:41

26 innocents gunned down yesterday (December 14, 2012) without warning or cause -- including a stunning 20 young kids.

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Well its like this — by Jules Troy on Thu, 2013-01-03 07:23
Poor England — by Doug Bandler on Thu, 2013-01-03 06:19
Britain: the most violent — by gregster on Thu, 2013-01-03 02:20

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The Importance of the One

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Fri, 2012-12-14 20:08

People need to rally all their forces, come together, and become united in serving the noblest cause of them all: the Holy Individual and the Sacred Self.


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Gays Are Coming After All of Us!

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Tue, 2012-12-11 17:14

Support gay marriage or die! Eye

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Ha haa — by Jules Troy on Wed, 2012-12-12 11:06

Firefly

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Wed, 2012-11-28 16:20

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But look further — by Doug Bandler on Fri, 2012-11-30 10:03
IDF training — by Doug Bandler on Fri, 2012-11-30 10:02
Linda hamilton — by Jules Troy on Fri, 2012-11-30 07:37

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Proportional Response

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Fri, 2012-11-16 02:29

At some quick point the wartime standard and ideal of "proportional response" is truly inhuman and depraved. You're supposed to defeat your evil enemy -- not play "tit for tat" with him.

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As an interesting side note — by Jules Troy on Sat, 2012-12-01 12:09
Interesting enough is — by Jules Troy on Sat, 2012-12-01 11:56
Doug — by Leonid on Sat, 2012-12-01 11:02

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Throw Your Vote Away

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Thu, 2012-10-25 20:47

Throw your vote away. Always!

Never be "practical" or "realistic." Never be "pragmatic" or "strategic." Never vote for evil or "the lesser of two evils." Never vote for tyranny.

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Think twice before throwing your vote away — by Jules Troy on Wed, 2012-10-31 09:25
Such an act of God... — by Marcus on Tue, 2012-10-30 21:39
Hurricane — by Jules Troy on Tue, 2012-10-30 07:11

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Blue Origin

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Thu, 2012-10-25 14:49

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was recently busy at work with his Blue Origin private spaceship:


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Government Gifts from Heaven

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Fri, 2012-10-19 02:38

Everybody wants something for nothing. But the problem is you can never actually get it. And virtually everyone quietly understands this.


Einstein on God

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Thu, 2012-10-11 08:38

The full translated text of Albert Einstein's 1954 letter to philosopher Eric Gutkind regarding religion and god:

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ding_an_sich — by Leonid on Wed, 2012-10-24 16:26
Close — by ding_an_sich on Tue, 2012-10-23 21:05
ding_an_sich — by Leonid on Tue, 2012-10-23 20:08

The Mitt Romney vs. Barack Obama Presidential Debates

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Wed, 2012-10-03 21:34

When it comes to politics, government, and the law, the only words which truly count -- going back 5300 years now -- are "liberty," "justice," "individual rights," and "freedom."

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Oh, now... — by Ross Elliot on Tue, 2012-10-09 07:23
Mark — by Ross Elliot on Tue, 2012-10-09 07:18
The Debate — by Kasper on Sat, 2012-10-06 22:58

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Life

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Tue, 2012-10-02 00:40

Part of life is the pain, sweat, drudgery, mechanics, and systematic carefulness of postponing damage and death.


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Mitt Romney's Private Views

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Tue, 2012-09-18 14:38

http://content.usatoday.com/co...

In that secretly recorded video of Mitt Romney at his fund-raiser, he stated:

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New Topic — by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Thu, 2012-10-04 20:16
Good post, Robert — by Ross Elliot on Thu, 2012-10-04 05:52
This thread has gone seriously... — by Marcus on Thu, 2012-10-04 05:19

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9/11

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Tue, 2012-09-11 17:15

Death to Islam. What a false and evil philosophy. Today is a day of remembrance when it ought to be a day of vengeance. Let the Muslims never forget the mistake they made eleven years ago.


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Long and Dull

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Sun, 2012-08-19 23:55

Pundits of low intellectual quality often overwhelm you with their verbiage. This loquacity both disguises and reveals their incompetence. They pack one page of content into ten.

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N/A — by Richard Goode on Wed, 2012-08-22 08:04
Wait... — by ding_an_sich on Tue, 2012-08-21 15:54

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