Reason vs. Faith, Question 2 of 8 - Ayn Rand Institute

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Dr. Yaron Brook and Dr. Onkar Ghate of the Ayn Rand Institute discuss the incompatibility of faith and reason.

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[norcalrobbie2]

"All" major philosophers were Christian? REALLY?

I don't think so.

[madmax8903]

(Sigh) I'm ending this discussion right now, since it's becoming ridiculous. Anytime someone attempts to debunk reason as you do, it's obvious that one is dealing with an idiot, no matter how much quasi-philosophy they spout. I might as well reply with gibberish, or double-dutch, and then assert I've won the argument, or lost the argument: since reason isn't the ultimate mark or standard, who's to know? People living off the advantages conferred by reason attempting to refute it. Gnyah!

[ramatirthadasa]

@jmck53 your obviously a muslim or maoist

[ChasingCharles]

This looks like a hard time in Yaron's life. He looks slightly hopeless. Seems happy nowadays. :)

[TheAmazingMorse]

How does the Right co-mingle Ayn Rand and Fundamental Christianity so well? I subject this question to you all with the suggestion that the answer is that neither side thinks that much about it. Both are simplistic answers to the complicated question of what it means to be human.

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

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[visvaldisX]

Hard to believe...what better ally can capitalism have other than religion.

[TheIrrefutable]

@jmck53: Congratulations on your ingenious one-two punch. Rejecting someone's arguments based on both her ethnicity and her sexual practices in quick succession wins you the argument, sir. There is no possible way to win against your well-thought-out and reasoned view. You are the greatest rhetorician ever. Either that, or it's impossible to win an argument with someone who exists in a perpetual intellectual seizure. :/

[jmck53]

ayn rand was noting but an atheistic jew slut her views are valueless.

[aaaaaaaars]

'As to what I learned in school' of course his ego would not be able to take the fact that his time in school was wasted he went to school and is very important If the 3rd question is another like this I'm not going to watch it or the other 5

[designtoexpire]

This will not make sense to a theist, because the majority of them base their entire sense of identity and pride upon the exact act of rejecting rational judgment in favor of faith. It is like telling an altruist how selfless they are, many will use it as a means of reinforcing their self justifying notions. A victim requires a victimizer To a rational mind, the despicable nature of the concept is apparent, to them it is precisely the value that they seek to achieve.

[mcdonalds411]

As much as I disliked calculus, I can't deny it is useful