
197. Yaron Brook on Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged, and Objectivism
The Michael Shermer Show
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Objectivism Is a Cult
Objectivism is the belief that absolute knowledge and final truths are attainable through reason. For objectivists, once a principle is discovered through reason to be true, with a capitalty, that's the end of the discussion. Excommunication is the final step for such unreformed heretics. No one can be a fully consistent individualist who disagrees with einrand on any fundamental issue. But how do you respet? And ina, theme, objectivism is a cult. It's like a religion. It's like christianity. I consider, i consider that ridiculous. Not to be fair, a, you know, brandon was heavily involved in that whole group emotionally
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