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Posts Tagged ‘Objectivism’

Wanting More

The last post on the many myths about money and wealth totally blew up!  Shows what a fascinating subject it is.  Dani asked if people don’t sometimes create limiting beliefs to protect their egos.  Not ten minutes later I got a comment on my Prosperity TV channel proving exactly that…

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Poverty is Evil

“Run for your life from any man who tells you that money is evil. That sentence is the leper’s bell of an approaching looter.”

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The Immorality of Hedonism

So the last couple posts we’ve discussed the virtuous qualities of selfishness and the importance or getting your own needs met before you are able to help others in a meaningful way.  Now all this is not to be confused with Hedonism…

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Why Doing Good is Selfish

What a wild and groovy discussion going on the last post and the original post that started it all.  I promised that we’d pick up on the topic of how doing good was selfish…

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How You Save the World

In yesterday’s post I was called everything but a child of God for suggesting people adopt a behavior of selfishness and recommending Ayn Rand’s book on the subject.  Some wanted to twist my words and suggest that I was against helping the disadvantaged.  So let’s dial down the drama and the rhetoric and look at the real issues…

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Food for Thought on Selfishness

Predictably, the last post rankled some, shocked others and gave some serious food for thought.  And I’ll admit to using some language designed to create exactly those reactions.  Because it’s an important issue that creates a lot of problems, for millions of people.

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Keeping Others Happy

Many people, they think it’s noble, spiritual, or righteous to make serving others your purpose in life.  I believe nothing could be further from the truth.

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No Principles, No Philosophy

Well compromise is a good thing right?  I mean all reasonable people compromise now and then.

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A Double Dose of Success

Okay you know I don’t participate in those stupid book launches that promise you $1,345,524.75 worth of free premiums if you order on their launch day.  But I absolutely do want to alert you when important books come out that you need to grab immediately.  And today there are TWO!  Let’s look at them…

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The Guilt of Success

Great discussion going in yesterday’s post on the philosophy of profit. Let’s look a little deeper at this…

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