humanities.philosophy.objectivism

On 5 Apr, 23:00, Potroast wrote:
> [...]
>   I still don't think it is applicable in this instance as who's the
> best chance of being the expert on life but the smartest of the smart?
> Of course even that can be debated but I know who my choices are. Most
> modern famous physicists of note seem to have a world view that is
> closer to Einstein's than Rands (which is pretty close the functional
> reality of the system we live in today rather than other unproven
> systems)...... so I tend to trust them and leave others the burden of
> proof to convince me their system(s) would work better.

I've had plenty of experience of dealing with
physicists. I wouldn't trust the majority of them
to look after my cat, let alone turn to them
as "experts on life". And the Einstein vs Rand
contrast is a false alternative -- the overwhelming
majority of philosophers throughout history have
rejected pacifism, not just Rand.