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	'''The Primacy of Existence''' is an [[axiom]] of Objectivism that states: that [[reality]] is what it is, regardless of [[perception]] or desire (wishing does not make it so). The mind grasps the universe, it does not create it. In other words, ''Existence has primacy over consciousness.'' (Contrast to the [[Primacy of Consciousness]].)		'''The Primacy of Existence''' is a corrolary of the basic [[axiom]]s of Objectivism that states: that [[reality]] is what it is, regardless of [[perception]] or desire (wishing does not make it so). The mind grasps the universe, it does not create it. In other words, ''Existence has primacy over consciousness.'' (Contrast to the [[Primacy of Consciousness]].)

	The Primacy of Existence is also the main and strongest reason for Objectivism's position of [[atheism]] in regards to religion, especially against Christian claims of a "creator god". The notion that the only thing in existence before the universe was a conscious entity is contradicted and easily disproved by the axiom, since a consciousness could not be aware without an existence to be aware of.		The Primacy of Existence is also the main and strongest reason for Objectivism's position of [[atheism]] in regards to religion, especially against Christian claims of a "creator god". The notion that the only thing in existence before the universe was a conscious entity is contradicted and easily disproved by the axiom, since a consciousness could not be aware without an existence to be aware of.

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	'''The Primacy of Existence''' is ~~the first (primary)~~ [[axiom]] of Objectivism ~~and~~ states: that [[reality]] is what it is, regardless of [[perception]] or desire (wishing does not make it so). The mind grasps the universe, it does not create it. In other words, ''Existence has primacy over consciousness.'' (Contrast to the [[Primacy of Consciousness]].)		'''The Primacy of Existence''' is an [[axiom]] of Objectivism that states: that [[reality]] is what it is, regardless of [[perception]] or desire (wishing does not make it so). The mind grasps the universe, it does not create it. In other words, ''Existence has primacy over consciousness.'' (Contrast to the [[Primacy of Consciousness]].)

	The Primacy of Existence is also the main and strongest reason for Objectivism's position of [[atheism]] in regards to religion, especially against Christian claims of a "creator god". The notion that the only thing in existence before the universe was a conscious entity is contradicted and easily disproved by the axiom, since a consciousness could not be aware without an existence to be aware of.		The Primacy of Existence is also the main and strongest reason for Objectivism's position of [[atheism]] in regards to religion, especially against Christian claims of a "creator god". The notion that the only thing in existence before the universe was a conscious entity is contradicted and easily disproved by the axiom, since a consciousness could not be aware without an existence to be aware of.

Sir Andrew at 00:19, 28 August 2010

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	The first (primary) [[axiom]] of Objectivism: that [[reality]] is what it is, regardless of [[perception]] or desire (wishing does not make it so). The mind grasps the universe, it does not create it.		'''The Primacy of Existence''' is the first (primary) [[axiom]] of Objectivism and states: that [[reality]] is what it is, regardless of [[perception]] or desire (wishing does not make it so). The mind grasps the universe, it does not create it. In other words, ''Existence has primacy over consciousness.'' (Contrast to the [[Primacy of Consciousness]].)

	~~In other words, ''~~Existence ~~has primacy over consciousness.~~'~~' Contrast~~ [[~~Primacy of Consciousness~~]].		The Primacy of Existence is also the main and strongest reason for Objectivism's position of [[atheism]] in regards to religion, especially against Christian claims of a "creator god". The notion that the only thing in existence before the universe was a conscious entity is contradicted and easily disproved by the axiom, since a consciousness could not be aware without an existence to be aware of.

	~~It is~~ summed up by the expressions: "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed" or "Wishing won't make it so."		The Primacy of Existence can also be summed up by the expressions: "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed" or "Wishing won't make it so."

			==Further Reading==
			*[http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/primacy_of_existence_vs_primacy_of_consciousness.html "Primacy of Existence vs. Primacy of Consciousness" at the Ayn Rand Lexicon]

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	It is summed up by the expressions: "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed" or "Wishing won't make it so."		It is summed up by the expressions: "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed" or "Wishing won't make it so."

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	It is summed up by the expressions: "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed" or "Wishing won't make it so."		It is summed up by the expressions: "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed" or "Wishing won't make it so."

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	The first (primary) [[axiom]] of Objectivism: that [[reality]] is what it is, regardless of [[perception]] or desire (wishing does not make it so). The mind grasps the universe, it does not create it.		The first (primary) [[axiom]] of Objectivism: that [[reality]] is what it is, regardless of [[perception]] or desire (wishing does not make it so). The mind grasps the universe, it does not create it.

	In other words, ''Existence has primacy over consciousness.'' ~~Any consciousness.~~ Contrast [[Primacy of Consciousness]].		In other words, ''Existence has primacy over consciousness.'' Contrast [[Primacy of Consciousness]].

	It is summed up by the expressions: "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed" or "Wishing won't make it so."		It is summed up by the expressions: "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed" or "Wishing won't make it so."

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	In other words, ''Existence has primacy over consciousness.'' Any consciousness. Contrast [[Primacy of Consciousness]].		In other words, ''Existence has primacy over consciousness.'' Any consciousness. Contrast [[Primacy of Consciousness]].

	It is summed up by the expressions: "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed" or "Wishing won't make it so~~, but Ayn Rand's word can, may Her name be revered, all who don't must be shot!~~"		It is summed up by the expressions: "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed" or "Wishing won't make it so."

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	In other words, ''Existence has primacy over consciousness.'' Any consciousness. Contrast [[Primacy of Consciousness]].		In other words, ''Existence has primacy over consciousness.'' Any consciousness. Contrast [[Primacy of Consciousness]].

	It is summed up by the expressions: "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed" or "Wishing won't make it so."		It is summed up by the expressions: "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed" or "Wishing won't make it so, but Ayn Rand's word can, may Her name be revered, all who don't must be shot!"

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	In other words, ''Existence has primacy over consciousness.'' Any consciousness. Contrast [[Primacy of Consciousness]].		In other words, ''Existence has primacy over consciousness.'' Any consciousness. Contrast [[Primacy of Consciousness]].

	It is summed up by the ~~expression~~: "~~You can~~'t ~~have you're cake and eat~~ it ~~too~~"		It is summed up by the expressions: "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed" or "Wishing won't make it so."

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	The ~~essential principle~~ of Objectivism: that reality is what it is, regardless of perception or desire (wishing does not make it so). The mind grasps the universe, it does not create it.		The first (primary) [[axiom]] of Objectivism: that [[reality]] is what it is, regardless of [[perception]] or desire (wishing does not make it so). The mind grasps the universe, it does not create it.

	In other words, ''Existence has primacy over consciousness.'' Any consciousness. Contrast [[Primacy of Consciousness]].		In other words, ''Existence has primacy over consciousness.'' Any consciousness. Contrast [[Primacy of Consciousness]].

			It is summed up by the expression: "You can't have you're cake and eat it too"