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...there ... Remains A Huge Following [of Ayn Rand's Philosophy] Of Those Who Ignore The Indiscretions, Infidelities, And Moral Inconsistencies Of The Founder And Focus Instead On The Positive Aspects Of Her Philosophy. There Is Much In It To Admire, If You Do Not Have To Accept The Whole Package... Criticism Of The Founder Or Followers Of A Philosophy Does Not, By Itself, Constitute A Negation Of Any Part Of The Philosophy... Criticism Of Part Of A Philosophy Does Not Gainsay The Whole.

What Can Be More Soul Shaking Than Peering Through A 100-inch Telescope At A Distant Galaxy, Holding A 100-million-year-old Fossil Or A 500,000-year-old Stone Tool In One's Hand, Standing Before The Immense Chasm Of Space And Time That Is The Grand Canyon, Or Listening To A Scientist Who Gazed Upon The Face Of The Universe's Creation And Did Not Blink?

The Fate Of The Paranormal Is To Become The Normal As Our Horizons Of Understanding Expand.

One, I Am Skeptical Of The Effectiveness Of Nutritional Supplements.

Humans Are, By Nature, Pattern-seeking, Storytelling Animals, And We Are Quite Adept At Telling Stories About Patterns Whether They Exist Or Not.