Not Serious

We never had to take any of it seriously, did we?

• Never Take Any Of It Seriously

You can't be serious

• What Is "It"?

What is the "it" that must never be taken seriously?

• Controllers, Meddlers and Individualist

You can be free.

• Who Can Be Free?

You can be free.

• Ayn Rand, Beauty, Love, and Tenderness

Love and beauty

• Decent People Matter

Only They Have Lives That Matter

• Reality

An Introduction to Philosophy

• Religion and Freedom

H.L. Mencken said: “I believe that religion, generally speaking, has been a curse to mankind—that its modest and greatly overestimated services on the ethical side have been more than overcome by the damage it has done to clear and honest thinking.” Mencken is right about the damage religion does to clear honest thinking. All religion harms one’s ability to reason correctly to some degree and some are much worse than others.

• Psychological Flaws, Corruptions, Errors, and Wrong Premises

[This article reprises a 2010 article with the same title. It should be read in conjunction with the article, Ayn Rand’s Ethics because they both deal with Objectivist ethics. Unfortunately, almost all that goes by the name Objectivism today embraces, in some form or another, both hedonism and subjectivism which contradict all of Objectivist ethics. An example of the hedonism and subjectivism being promoted by almost all so-called Objectivists today, is that particular form of subjective hedonism I characterized in the title of this piece, a paraphrase of Ayn Rand’s own view of homosexuality:

• Black Swans

Ontology, Epistemology, and Induction

• Child Independence

Independence is at the heart of all human success.

• Libertarian Statistics

Libertarians versus everyone else

• Ayn Rand's Ethics

Usually misunderstood.

• Valentine Flowers for Every Girl

This boy knows what to do

• Why Do Most People Believe What Is Not True?

People never question where their ideas come from.

• Collectivists

I might have entitled this article, “collectivism,” except that collectivism is sometimes used to describe a particular political view. What I want to emphasize is the way all individuals regard others which is either a collectivist view or an individualist view. By a collectivist view I mean any identification or evaluation of individuals, oneself or others, by means of their membership in some collection such as a race, a religion, a nationality, or any other group large or small, including political parties, fraternal organizations, activist groups, communities, or even families.

• Islam Never Has To Be Taken Seriously

Islam is impotent.

• No More Philosophy

I wish it weren't the case

• Not Just Idiots, but Blithering Idiots

Idiots who get degrees sometimes become journalists.

• Anarchism

Many Internet sites supposedly dedicated to the principles of individualism, individual freedom, and even certain related philosophical principles, have devolved into blogs; mostly with links to stories about all the horrible things the government or the police are doing while the continuous worldwide Muslim atrocities pretty much miss their notice, strangely enough. Original material on these sites is mostly about the sites owners’ personal experiences, with cars, houses, dogs, (or other animals), or how they manage their budgets, even a smattering of recipes and food recommendations, all couched in language meant to imply these offerings provide some kind of deep insight for individualists and freedom seekers.