Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism

[bennyboy]

My views about Objectivism aren't related to my views on a fulfilling life. That's another assumption you might want to drop.

How could they not be? I'm sincerely curious, since Objectivism is a world view, i.e. it is about how people should live their lives.

I agreed with your original evolutionary point, and about how Rand's views aren't in accord with reality. The particular reality that I feel they are not in accord with is that I think fulfillment and satisfaction isn't a zero-sum game: it's not necessary to take from others in order to fully enjoy, and in fact social interactions are a big part of fully living life as a human being. In fact, I'd almost say that an unwillingness to interact positively with others would represent a partial suicide-- of that which is most human in oneself, since we are a social species.

Maybe you could elaborate more on your original point? I honestly thought we'd be in agreement on the OP.