Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for June 13, 2009
June 06, 2009
June 20, 2009
Transcript:
judge scalia on the mean streets of washington d.c... judge: judge scalia! word is, the liberals just recruited a new member for the supreme court! scalia: good! i'll tear him to shreds! kid: hey! judge: it's not a he! it's a she! and obama says he chose her based on her personal experiences and her... empathy! scalia: empathy?! snap scalia: judges can't have experiences and emotions! we're like robotic umpires, simply applying the rules! judge 2: we know! scalia: for example, my experiences pheasant hunting with white c.e.o.s have nothing to do with how i'm objectively required to consistently interpret the law in favor of whites! judge 2: yes, tony! you can tell her at the judicial dance tonight! scalia: oh, i will! judge: there she is, tony! sonia sotomayor -- with her liberal gang! scalia: sonia? the most beautiful sound i ever heard... sonia sonia... sonia... next: west wing story
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3hourtour: If you had asked a real question, I’d be happy to explain. If you don’t understand what objectivity is and a dictionary doesn’t help, just ask seriously.
MatthewJB: See above.
One Universe: Thank you for remembering that I am indeed an advocate of Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism. “Still pushing” it? Yep, and for the last 45 years. (Don’t let anyone try to tell you Ayn Rand is a phase the young grow out of.) The dark matter and energy concepts you bring up, even if they are valid (which is questionable), are matters of astrophysics which have no bearing on philosophy’s purpose of explaining reality and providing guidance for life’s actions.
Rand’s reason for the name Objectivism is technical, but this is a simplified explanation dealing with the three most fundamantal branches of philosophy: 1) An objective reality exists independent of our knowledge or emotions; 2) objective knowlege of reality is achievable via our senses and the laws of logic; and 3) objectively provable rules of ethics exist.
So if someone wishes to disagree with Ayn Rand, try starting with these principles and see how far you get by denying existence, knowledge, and ethics. If you want to know more, go to the source and read Ayn Rand. You can find a reading list at the website of the Ayn Rand Institute www.AynRand.org.