bingo.
Rand was very prophetic despite her atheism.
She absolutely nails faulty socialist un-logic to the wall.
But objectivism as a personal philosophy in approaching life?
Completely incompatible with the christian message.
Notice the childlessness of Dagney.
And how Dagney manages to have rip-roarin’ rolls in the hay without the nasty consequence of pregnancy.
It is very easy in fictionland to live for oneself and no one else when the laws of nature need not apply.
Or STDs. That was exactly the problem I had with the story: There were consequences for the bad businessmen, the crooked politicians, etc., but none for the woman who was bedding multiple partners. And the only children mentioned in the book, as far as I can remember (spoiler alert), are those who die in a train crash and some homeschooled children at the end.
The overall lesson in the story makes sense, as history has shown time and again. (Socialism does not work.) But some of Rand's personal - and not objective - views did not fit in with the message.
Or STDs. That was exactly the problem I had with the story: There were consequences for the bad businessmen, the crooked politicians, etc., but none for the woman who was bedding multiple partners. And the only children mentioned in the book, as far as I can remember (spoiler alert), are those who die in a train crash and some homeschooled children at the end.
The overall lesson in the story makes sense, as history has shown time and again. (Socialism does not work.) But some of Rand's personal - and not objective - views did not fit in with the message.