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Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason
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RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason
It's true that it's possible to interpret such books in a harmless way...

...but it's also true that if such things weren't there to interpret, there would be no possibility of a harmful interpretation of it.

Just as it's true that there can be nuclear arms without nuclear war...

...but it's also true that if there were never any nuclear arms, nuclear war would be impossible.

It's true that weapons (including the unarmed weapons of the human body) don't kill people, people kill people...

...but it's also true that there can be no people killing people without weapons (if you include the unarmed weapons of the human body).
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Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by theVOID - December 23, 2010 at 9:18 am
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by GANIMEDE - December 23, 2010 at 5:11 pm
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by Shell B - December 23, 2010 at 5:18 pm
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by Anomalocaris - December 23, 2010 at 5:35 pm
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by GANIMEDE - December 23, 2010 at 6:10 pm
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by robsenelstun - April 20, 2012 at 3:16 pm
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by theVOID - December 23, 2010 at 9:58 pm
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by Anomalocaris - December 24, 2010 at 3:23 am
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by thesummerqueen - December 24, 2010 at 3:33 am
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by The Skeptic - January 9, 2011 at 2:18 pm
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by thesummerqueen - January 9, 2011 at 2:27 pm
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by padraic - December 24, 2010 at 5:27 pm
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by theVOID - December 25, 2010 at 6:40 am
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by padraic - December 25, 2010 at 5:57 pm
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by yuriythebest - December 25, 2010 at 7:45 pm
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by FadingW - January 8, 2011 at 3:12 pm
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by Edwardo Piet - January 9, 2011 at 4:05 pm
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by thesummerqueen - January 9, 2011 at 4:10 pm
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by Edwardo Piet - January 9, 2011 at 4:15 pm
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by thesummerqueen - January 9, 2011 at 5:45 pm
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by Edwardo Piet - January 10, 2011 at 1:21 pm
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by thesummerqueen - January 10, 2011 at 2:39 pm
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by Edwardo Piet - January 11, 2011 at 9:41 am
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by Autumnlicious - January 11, 2011 at 3:33 pm
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by thesummerqueen - January 11, 2011 at 3:35 pm
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by Edwardo Piet - January 12, 2011 at 7:59 am
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by Paul the Human - April 20, 2012 at 3:24 pm
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by mediamogul - April 20, 2012 at 9:39 pm
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by genkaus - April 21, 2012 at 7:05 am
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by mediamogul - April 21, 2012 at 8:33 am
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by genkaus - April 21, 2012 at 9:10 am
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by mediamogul - April 21, 2012 at 12:25 pm
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by genkaus - April 21, 2012 at 2:14 pm
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by The Grand Nudger - April 21, 2012 at 3:23 pm
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by 5thHorseman - April 21, 2012 at 3:28 pm
RE: Ayn Rand -Faith vs Reason - by genkaus - April 21, 2012 at 6:31 pm

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