Not a big fan of Ayn Rand. “Your body is a machine.”
At one level, that is true. But, that is not all the body is. It is also the temple of the Holy Spirit. There’s a lot to be thought about there. My knowledge of her philosophy is fragmentary, at best. But, that one statement raised a red flag. I need to think it through.
got your back on this one...She looks at sheep and smiles
... seriously !
Rand was an atheist and had many foes. Her flaws were many.
Still, she has so much to offer in the way of defending Liberty Capitalism and the individual.
Rand valued above all the individual. She knew the pure evil of collectivism.
As a teenager she escaped the Communist revolution in Russia. Her life is an interesting read.
Atlas Shrugged was a masterpiece. Fountainhead was another insightful book. It was an easier read.
I have not read everything she wrote, but I can recommend Atlas Shrugged, and The Fountainhead. The novels have plots, characters and such, so the philosophy is brought to life (although there are some utterly unnecessary, very long speeches). They are brilliantly well-written in places, and pretty awful in places. You will undoubtedly find yourself arguing with her characterizations of Christianity. The biggest value in her novels is how she depicts the Left. She nailed them: their motives, their self-righteousness, their lust for power. Her heroes can make one chuckle because of their perfection, but her villains are all too realistic.