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User talk:GreedyCapitalist

2005-06-30T08:29:09Z

Octothorn:

So... is this a Randist wiki or a more general Objectivist wiki ? I want to make sure before I get involved.

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Hello, you may want to look into why the blended endings don't appear to be working for this site. For example, you would expect the site to recognise [[truth]]s as being a single link to the [[truth]] page, but instead the final "s" comes up as ordinary text.

I know this is only a suggestion for a cosmetic change, but this problem may be an indication of something more serious.

[[User:Octothorn|Octothorn]] 12:04, 31 Mar 2005 (CST)

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To the above question, the way you do this is [[truth|truths]]. [[User:Crazynas|Crazynas]] 00:30, 8 Apr 2005 (CDT)

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Well, something changed. It works both ways now. [[User:Octothorn|Octothorn]] 03:29, 30 Jun 2005 (CDT)

Rights

2005-03-31T18:14:17Z

Octothorn: Repair text formatting

The individual rights are:
*Life
*Liberty
*Property

There is no such thing as collective rights. In the area of rights, statists have invented many anti-concepts designed to obliterate the concept of rights, or of a particular right.

[[Externality]]
[[Exploitation]]

Virtues

2005-03-31T18:12:39Z

Octothorn:

[[Rationality]] - this is the cardinal virtue, which leads to all other virtues. Rationality means using reason (and rejecting emotions) to identify reality.

[[Honesty]] means keeping one's words true to reality.

[[Integrity]] is honesty in action.

[[Productivity]] means working to create value.

[[Independence]] means using one's own reason to think, value, judge and act.

[[Pride]] is the belief that one is capable of gaining and keeping one's values--and that one deserves it.

[[Justice]] is the principle of seeking that people get what they deserve; productive men keep the products of their labor, violators of others' rights get punished.

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The virtues on which the primary values depend are rationality, productivity, and independence. The man who is successful in living is able to derive the values necessary for his life and to translate them into the virtues necessary to gain and keep them. Some skeptics might say that this is a â€œcold, unemotional, and rationalisticâ€ way to go about life, but nothing can be further from the truth. The man who confidently acts to achieve the values necessary for his life knows that it is his life he is acting to further, and that it is his values that he is achieving. The emotional state of knowing that one is an effectual, capable, productive individual who is master of his own destiny is self-esteem. Self-esteem is the confidence one has in his own worth as a human being and his ability to achieve his values. When a man makes the achievement of his values a way of life, happiness is that state of consciousness that results. Thus, the rational, productive, and self-confident man and woman know the value of their life and takes pride in their achievements.

Virtues

2005-03-31T18:12:18Z

Octothorn: Repaired link

[[Rationality]] - this is the cardinal virtue, which leads to all other virtues. Rationality means using reason (and rejecting emotions) to identify reality.

[[Honesty]] means keeping one's words true to reality.

[[Integrity]] is honesty in action.
[[Productivity]] means working to create value.

[[Independence]] means using one's own reason to think, value, judge and act.

[[Pride]] is the belief that one is capable of gaining and keeping one's values--and that one deserves it.

[[Justice]] is the principle of seeking that people get what they deserve; productive men keep the products of their labor, violators of others' rights get punished.

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The virtues on which the primary values depend are rationality, productivity, and independence. The man who is successful in living is able to derive the values necessary for his life and to translate them into the virtues necessary to gain and keep them. Some skeptics might say that this is a â€œcold, unemotional, and rationalisticâ€ way to go about life, but nothing can be further from the truth. The man who confidently acts to achieve the values necessary for his life knows that it is his life he is acting to further, and that it is his values that he is achieving. The emotional state of knowing that one is an effectual, capable, productive individual who is master of his own destiny is self-esteem. Self-esteem is the confidence one has in his own worth as a human being and his ability to achieve his values. When a man makes the achievement of his values a way of life, happiness is that state of consciousness that results. Thus, the rational, productive, and self-confident man and woman know the value of their life and takes pride in their achievements.

Talk:Reality

2005-03-31T18:06:36Z

Octothorn:

This certainly needs some reorganisation. At least some headings would help readability and navigation.

[[User:Octothorn|Octothorn]] 12:06, 31 Mar 2005 (CST)

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User talk:GreedyCapitalist

2005-03-31T18:04:03Z

Octothorn: Suggestion

Main Page

2005-03-24T02:14:45Z

Octothorn: Reverting to remove vandalism

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