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Ayn Rand and Objectivism
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No, I'm not. But didn't she make references in some of her texts to 'facts' and 'laws of nature?'


>>Yes, but your example of the keyboard is more a belief in subjectivism and not objectivism.
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>True. I don't deny that.
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>But objectivism is also a belief, as you have stated. Both are beliefs, but objectivism purports to be about facts and deductive reasoning, not beliefs. Subjectivism doesn't make such claims.
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>If "facts are facts" wouldn't it be a fact that "facts are facts"?
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>If thats a fact, then we shouldn't need beliefs. But apparently we do.
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>I think the problem here is I'm not sure what Rand means when she says "fact."
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>Are you aware of any Rand text that addresses this?
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