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Re: Uber-Galic question
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lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun
Date: 
Thu, 15 Jul 1999 17:13:30 GMT
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Tom McDonald wrote:

> Sproat cussed:
> > 1.  I've never read _Atlas Shrugged_ either, which was recommended to me by
> > the same person who recommended _Death of a Salesman_.  As it's an intro to
> > objectivism philosophy weighing in at over 800 pages, I don't know if I want
> > to start!  Sproat's rule of maximum laziness.
> 
> IMO, 800 pages on objectivism philosophy doesn't sound like enjoyment - it
> sounds like an pointless exercise in nebulous syntax and an excuse to bolster
> stock in Boise Cascade. And, no, I'm not headed over to .debate for that one..

Thassok, I'll deb u here.

It's a novel, not a philosophy tome, and I think it's more like 1000
pages. A good read if you give it a chance, although a bit daunting.

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