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Back in high school, after reading Space-Time and Beyond for the umpteenth time and drinking one too many zombies with my friend Henry, we came up with a theory:
In the infinite set of universes, there had to exist a particular universe in which the events in our lives were being watched as a TV show.
We then made a solemn vow to live in a way to keep our ratings up.
This is the continuation of that story.
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Objectivist repellent...mmmmm....
I read the whole Peikoff article and rather liked it. Which part of it is so offensive to you guys?
I guess this means I'm a closet Objectivist, since I didn't see anything objectionable about it.
Well, that's not entirely true. On reconsideration, I noticed some defensive sneering about the notion of being nice or charitable. I didn't like that bit. But it didn't seem like the most prominent part to me. Maybe this means I'm accustomed to Objectivists and don't notice those bits so much anymore.
--Zooko
The other part -- the-non-religious-non-cultural everybody-can-get-behind-me-on-this-one objection (hah!) that I have to Peikoff's essay is that sneering towards geniality and being charitable that really gets my goat. It's mean-spirited, selfish toddler thinking: mine, mine, MINE!. Once again, it's a personal thing, but it really grates against my sensibilties -- whenever possible, I do try to share.
I'll probably write a little more on this in a later blog entry.
I'm not sure what your objection to Mr. Peikoff's message is. He speaks in favor of celebrating accomplishments and pleasure, and speaks against assumed guilt. Giving to individuals and causes you value is a joy. Giving of yourself because some sacrificial obligation is demanded or assumed is horrible.
Given the choice, I'll take the religionist or the nihilist repellant over the Objectivist repellant.