LOL…you are so predictable

Despite Sid’s attempt to discredit Ayn Rand and her ideas this week, America is thinking otherwise.

Rick, just quit the “pussyfooting” around and get to the point. You want your atheistic, exclusionary Cult to supplant all thinking…Starting at the USNA.

Cut the verbosity, and just get on with your “Ominous Parallel”.

Thats where you are headed next.

FACT

And don’t deny the below is from you…

QUOTE(PhilO @ Sep 8 2007, 08:43 AM)
Christianity might be better than the New Left, but smallpox is also better than Ebola. Neither are a philosophy that ought to be taught in an ethics class. Perhaps someday somebody will introduce a rational philosophy at the USNA. I hear that there might be one available. But clearly the author of that article would not consider it, given (bolded) that he blanketly condemns “intellectual philosophers” and wants to introduce more faith into the Academy.
[Rick's statement]

I agree. One of the ironic things about that essay is the criticism about the different philosophies not being taught within their historical context. What the author doesn’t mention or may not know is the history about the founding of the Naval Academy. George C. Bancroft, a historian, who founded the Naval Academy studied under Hegel in Germany. It was only a matter of time before Kant found his way into Bancroft Hall, the home of Midshipmen, better known as Mother ‘B’.

The fact that this issue has been raised in Proceedings is a big deal. This is of the same magnitude as Dr. Peikoff’s election statement. I am in the process of forming my thoughts, creating an outline, and developing a response to the Proceedings article. My response will highlight the points that you have made. The proper solution is not Christianity but Objectivism. I don’t know if it will make it into Proceedings, but it will be distributed.

And what is the issue, Sid? Where am I wrong and why?

I guess I won’t come back on Monday.

If you can provide a logical counter argument or identify my errors in my reasoning than I am eagerly waiting for your reply?

As in the past, I will ignore any arbitrary statements, personal attacks, etc. It is time for you, Sid, to bring out your counter argument and identify my errors. The parrot gallery can squak all they want, they have already demonstrated their intellectual bankruptcy and I am not intimidated by their arguments from intimidation and myriad cliches that I have already heard before.

In otherwords, it is time for some rational debate on this thread.

Sid, I never brought Objectivism into the debate you did. I have taken issue with the fact that the Naval Academy continues to teach a lie to its Midshipman. That is as navy centric as you can get. As a United States citizen who pays for its existence, as a lifetime member of the USNI, and as an Alumni of USNA, which by the way solicits more money from me on a yearly basis, I have every right to demand that the administration of the Naval Academy stop teaching a lie that supposedly “Qualifies for the qualifications of a Naval Officer.”

You brought Objectivism into the debate. You say its false, prove it.

Apologies admin…Sidn’t see that…I’m done.

(smoky temple, lot’s of monks going ‘ooommm’)

“All hail, She Who Must Be Obeyed!”

Mary, I didn’t know you were in the next room watching a movie? Damn, girl, you move fast! Let me go check…