Commercialism Only Adds to Joy of the Holidays

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dennisonline of AL 2:41AM June 14, 2010

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JanetteRocks of AL 5:22AM December 31, 2009

Finally someone with the courage to state the truth about Christmas. Christians and humbugs alike would love to keep perpetuating the myth that this best of holidays has been corrupted by commercialism and selfishness. Wrong!! Only people who truly understand the value of joyful, rational living have the benevolence necessary to enjoy this holiday. The rest can keep scratching their heads and spewing nonsense. But for those who want something better for themselves, check out Ayn Rand's work - she's a breath of fresh air!

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JimCrazy of AL 2:23PM December 29, 2009

If there was a point in which the universe didn't exist, then how does your science determine the cause of the universe's existence? Because if science only deals with what exists in the universe and the cause existed before the universe, then science can not tell you what caused the universe. It will only tell you what the universe was like in the beginning.

Patrick of KY 6:51PM December 28, 2009

Ayn Rand, while a good capitalist, was not a good source of morality. She would rather the poor and less fortunate to die off. She found Jesus to be weak because He helped the poor. Evolution teaches that it's survival of the fittest yet to carry out such a belief would be inhumane. Virtues such as mercy, compassion, and self-sacrifice would and could not exist. Nietzche, the founder of Nihilism, understood that without a God there can be no moral standard. And he was an atheist. So morality is based upon looking out for number 1? Gee, that's sounds like being self-centered, selfish, and number of other vices. If morality is only about survival, then is it okay to lie as long as it doesn't endanger you?
Science can not explain origins. You are taking a leap of faith because you have evidence to show that science ever will determine what caused the universe. The supernatural is something that is not natural. You have not proven that the supernatural can not exist. You have only claims which you can not verify. Science does point to creator and history confirms the identity and deity of Jesus.

Patrick of KY 6:41PM December 28, 2009

You don't need science to know that there is no Supernatural. Existence exist and only existence exist. "Natural" means the entire set of things which exist. "Supernatural" means something outside of the set of things which exist. Something "supernatural" is by definition something which does not exist. Saying that Science has not yet discovered the origins of the universe is not a leap of faith because science discovering it is a possibility i.e. they deal with human observation of existence not the unproven supernatural imaginings like religion i.e. Angels, Afterlife, etc. Of course we don't know anything about the origins of the universe yet because we weren't there and haven't yet been able to replicate the model in a laboratory. But we do know that it wasn't god. How? Because the universe is the location of the set of things which exist. The universe is the container of nature, in its entirety. That's what the concept refers to. If god exists, then it exists within the universe. If you want to say that some being that you're calling "god" created the part of the universe that is known to human observation, then that's a different claim. It's not supernatural, it's not religious. It's a different claim altogether and if there are aliens, we wouldn't worship them. Again, not knowing something or not being able to explain it does not imply that a supernatural being was involved.
Also mans life as a moral standard in no way came from a god. Any doctrine such as Christianity that says that humans are inherently evil, self sacrificing is moral and that death is better than life on Earth is anti-man. For information on the concept of man being a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute I refer you to Ayn Rand
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/morality.html

Michael of NV 4:05PM December 28, 2009

You have no idea if there is no God or not. Big-bang indicates there was a singularity in which time and space as we know began to exist. Because things simply do not come from absolute nothingness, then something had to have caused the universe. To believe science will eventually have an answer is leap of faith. You don't know that science have answer, but you assume that it will even though logical answer has been provided and meets the criteria needed to cause the universe. Entropy makes an infinitely old universe physically impossible. Mathematically speaking, infinity is not a real number. It is only a concept. So it is not possible to have an infinitely old universe. Also, the observations of scientists suggest that time, space, and matter did in fact have a starting point of existence.
What makes preserving life good? Isn't dying for others good, even though it means death for you? How did you come to this standard? How do you know it doesn't come from God?

Patrick of KY 12:00PM December 28, 2009