Oh and since I read the beginning of your post you mentioned you were almost finished with the Da Vinci Code. I would suggest reading Angels and Demons after that one. Its by the same author of course, and it further expands on the Da Vinci Code. Also would suggest going to see the movie, it was well worth the money (well, to some degree).
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Because movies based on books almost always beat the original storyline to hell, then shoot it 3 times in the head, revive it, then kill it again. Besides, Using the TV inside of my head doesn't use up teh electricity.
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oh hey man
if you like zombie stuff
id recommend world war z
cool book by the guy who wrote the zombie survival guide
if you like zombie stuff
id recommend world war z
cool book by the guy who wrote the zombie survival guide
Brain Synapses'/impulses are electrical impulses 0.o
so you brain tv is using electricity
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This explains a lot about you Carmine
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Okay, if you liked the Da vinci code , you'll LOVE angels and demons. I like the book better than the Da vinci code personally.
Oh and the Power of 5 series.
And maybe the Cherub series.
Depends on your taste. They seem to be widely liked books
Oh and the Power of 5 series.
And maybe the Cherub series.
Depends on your taste. They seem to be widely liked books
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This explains a lot about you Carmine
Your face explains a lot about you.
But it saves energy to use your imagination
but if you think about it, your imagination is a TV.
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Thats over a year old.
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Your face explains a lot about you.This explains a lot about you Carmine
Oh Carmy, don't get me wrong, Ayn Rand is a good read, but she has so many issues that a lot of her Randroid followers just can't seem to acknowledge. Her objectivist philosophy is essentially Nietzsche's will to power. But, while Nietzsche claimed this was a natural byproduct of self-awareness and ego, Rand admonished that her version was a product of the rational mind from man's high state of evolution (which is like saying "thats twelve but this is a dozen"). She denounced Nietzsche for calling will to power instinctive behavior (which he never did). Instead of recognizing him as a precursor to her school of though, she wrote The Fountainhead to distance herself from him. I don't mind Rand's philosophy, but I would caution those recently exposed to her to recognize that she is not the final word on capitalism, free markets, republican democracy, or personal accountability. In fact, taken to its logical conclusions, her objectivist philosophy is a pretty darn oppressive system. Atlas Shrugged is a good read and probably the best of her works, but it's also a refinement of Beyond Good and Evil done in a more literary form.
/not calling you a Randroid sweetie-pie, just using you as a reason to get on my soapbox
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Idol that was an extremely wordy way to say that Rand isn't right about everything
I win for simpliflying an overly complicated statement!
I win for simpliflying an overly complicated statement!
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Hahahahahahahahaha.
It's a mediocre melodrama...which is alright up until the chapter "This is John Galt Speaking" where Rand summaries the whole novel. It's at that point where Rand figured that her readers were way to stupid to infer what she had been stating the entire freaking novel and decides to flat out restate her philosophy in a 50 page speech. That and the ending is devoid of logic.
Her best work is probably The Fountainhead...the only fault with this particular piece of literature is that it states: Rape is ok, when it's done by a big strong willed man who knows what he wants.
Oh Carmy, don't get me wrong, Ayn Rand is a good read, but she has so many issues that a lot of her Randroid followers just can't seem to acknowledge. Her objectivist philosophy is essentially Nietzsche's will to power. But, while Nietzsche claimed this was a natural byproduct of self-awareness and ego, Rand admonished that her version was a product of the rational mind from man's high state of evolution (which is like saying "thats twelve but this is a dozen"). She denounced Nietzsche for calling will to power instinctive behavior (which he never did). Instead of recognizing him as a precursor to her school of though, she wrote The Fountainhead to distance herself from him. I don't mind Rand's philosophy, but I would caution those recently exposed to her to recognize that she is not the final word on capitalism, free markets, republican democracy, or personal accountability. In fact, taken to its logical conclusions, her objectivist philosophy is a pretty darn oppressive system. Atlas Shrugged is a good read and probably the best of her works, but it's also a refinement of Beyond Good and Evil done in a more literary form.
/not calling you a Randroid sweetie-pie, just using you as a reason to get on my soapbox
I WOULD take apart this paragraph and explain my stances on politics etc but eGO is not the place for that, you can always pm me or talk to me on steam if you want to discuss political philosophy. Also yes, I do agree Rand had a lot of problems, but no one is perfect, and no philosophy is perfect.
Before you finish Da Vinci Code. You need to know that Angels and Demons is book number one. Da Vinci Code is the second one. The Movies did it wrong. There is now a third book The Lost symbol. All three books are very well.
If you are in to murder mysteries James Patterson is very good. Look into the Alex Cross series. They are really good.
Deliverence is also a really good book. Umm it all depends on what genre you like.
If you are in to murder mysteries James Patterson is very good. Look into the Alex Cross series. They are really good.
Deliverence is also a really good book. Umm it all depends on what genre you like.
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Sorry Carmine, didn't mean it as a political discussion. I was trying to stay within the realm of a literary criticism of Atlas Shrugged. My apologies if you or anyone took my comments otherwise.
Sexy Beast, as literature I'm inclined to agree with you. Fountainhead is better written and is a better story overall. However, as philosophy I find it rather...bah! Not getting on my soapbox again.
iSimon, if you want a good summer read permit me to direct your attention towards Joseph Heller's Catch-22.
Sexy Beast, as literature I'm inclined to agree with you. Fountainhead is better written and is a better story overall. However, as philosophy I find it rather...bah! Not getting on my soapbox again.
iSimon, if you want a good summer read permit me to direct your attention towards Joseph Heller's Catch-22.
