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On Rand's record, short version here,
referencing this, and the canonical demolition job is
this. Rand has been mentioned a few other times on LessWrong, generally as an example of a cult figure.
On the applause-light nature of the passage, the more I look at it, setting aside my urge to applaud and asking "what does this mean? is it true?", the more the substance dissolves. "Reason as one’s only source of knowledge" -- what about observation? She goes on to talk about observation (perception, evidence), but how well was she observing he... (read more)
Here's the new quotes thread, for all those quotes you were going to post.
Rules: