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Rebirth of Reason^TM is an organization dedicated to the philosophy of Objectivism, a philosophy devoted to living on earth. The philosophy was developed by Ayn Rand, a novelist-philosopher in the 20th century.

RoR was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. You can find more information about RoR by going here.

Rebirth of Reason refers to Ayn Rand's description of the Renaissance.

The Renaissance was specifically the rebirth of reason, the liberation of man's mind, the triumph of rationality over mysticism - a faltering, incomplete, but impassioned triumph that led to the birth of science, of individualism, of freedom. - Ayn Rand

The site is created to be a tool for bringing about a new Renaissance. Our purpose is to advance the philosophy of Objectivism.

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We also seek to be a microcosm of the world we want to create. The rebirth of reason starts here. If we want to create a better world, we must start with ourselves. If we want a healthier culture, we have to create it here. If we want to promote reason, accomplishment, and happiness, we need only look to ourselves.

You may create a free account by clicking here. An account lets you post on the forums, contribute content of your own, vote in polls (and see the results), read some special topic forums, and many other features available only to members. In addition, logging in allows you to customize your RoR experience.

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RoR Stats:

RoR has 2069 articles archived by 224 different authors.
The RoR Forum has 125,263 posts.
There are 3217 members on RoR.
There are 38 Local clubs and Interest groups.

Get a feel for the spirit of RoR:

Of Fundamentals and Fidelity by Lindsay Perigo
Reason and Passion by Joseph Rowlands
Making Life Extraordinary by Ashley Frazier
In Praise of Aristocratic Attributes by Larry Sechrest
The Pope, Objectivism, and The Best Within by Lindsay Perigo
La Boheme by James Kilbourne
Supersex Me! by David Bertelsen
Romance & Rationalism by Lindsay Perigo
Cheese to go with that Whine? by Elizabeth Kanabe
Responsibility without Authority: An "Incredible" Injustice by JJ Tuan
The Pitfall of Passivism by Lindsay Perigo
Contentment: The Enemy by Joseph Rowlands
Stylized Life by Glenn Lamont
Forty-Two Will Do by Anton Kelly
The Ghost of Thomas Jefferson by Ross Elliot
Rediscovering Leonardo by Marcus Bachler
When Men Become Nem by Lindsay Perigo
Liking People by Joseph Rowlands
Capitalism Soaring Into the Heavens by Jeff Landauer

In-depth articles:

Why SOLO? by Lindsay Perigo
The Meaning of Life by Joseph Rowlands
The Elixir of Youth by Lindsay Perigo
What is Architecture? by Peter Cresswell
Pandora's Box: 1, 2, and 3 by Michael Newberry

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Today's Article:

Saturday
July 5, 2008

Fourth of July and the Public Interest by Tibor R. Machan

Throughout history political thinkers have been doing a lot of fretting about the public good (or public interest, common good, general welfare, etc.). Usually they came up with massive plans or enchanting visions. Plato's teacher, Socrates, was the great grand daddy contributing to this tradition, what wi... (Read more...)
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Joke:

Cool Design!

This guy is hilarious! A great example of using humor to promote ideas. (Read More)

(Added by Teresa Summerlee Isanhart on 7/05, 10:05am)

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News/Link:

Remembering the American Vision?
Posted by Ed Hudgins on 7/04, 5:48pm

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Article:

Friday
July 4, 2008

Why the Right Should Stop Attacking Homosexuality by G. Stolyarov II

Mr. Stolyarov makes an appeal to everyone on the political Right to cease attacking homosexual individuals as immoral, obscene, vicious, flawed, self-destructive, or unnatural. He urges the withdrawal of all objections to homosexual marriage or open manifestations of homosexual preferences � provided that those manifestations are done civilly and in accord with the same expectations of good taste as accompany manifestations of heterosexual preference. (Read more...)
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Quote:

We fight for the trust and for the tryst; for fixed memories and the possible meeting of men; for all that makes life anything but an uncontrollable nightmare. We fight for the long arm of honour and remembrance; for all that can lift a man above the quicksands of his moods, and give him the mastery of time.

Gilbert Keith Chesterton
The Appetite of Tyranny

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Blog Entry:

Personal Note on Center for Consumer Freedom

Wrong reasoning from the Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) (Read the entire blog entry)

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Center for Consumer Freedom - Promoting Personal Responsibility and Protecting Consumer Choice (Added by Luke Setzer on 7/01, 9:48am)

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Tuesday
July 1, 2008

Public TV bash by Tibor R. Machan

A colleague asked me to come and sit with him and his pals at the table to celebrate KOCE-TV�s 35th anniversary celebration. I went, though with some trepidation, given that KOCE-TV is a "public" television station in Orange County, CA. It is mostly funded from contributions but does receive about 10% of its operating expenses from the government, via the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, I was informed by one official at the organization. Compared to many other subsidized undertakings, the amount isn�t huge but, still, it does involve robbing Peter a bit so as to support Paul with the latter�s preferred projects. (Read more...)
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News/Link:

Deep Down, We Can't Fool Even Ourselves
Posted by Eric Rockwell on 7/01, 7:33am

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Book:

Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko by Blake Bell

The Good: Fantagraphics has done a beautiful job putting together this "coffee table" book. The production quality is high and the book is abundant with reproductions of Steve Ditko's comic book work from the beginning of his career in 1953 to his most recent efforts. And author Blake Bell has done his homework and presents an exhaustive history of... (See the whole review)

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Activism:

Gun Rights Poll on NY1

Right now there's a snap poll on NY1, "Should Washington's gun law have been overturned?" Antis are leading by only 56% to 43%. Amazing for a station in a city full of liberals, isn't it? I you want to vote, don't delay, as those polls have a habit of not staying open long. http://www.ny1.com/ny1/Polls/Results/index.jsp?vote... (See the whole report)

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General Forum

Psychologists and Personal Growth - One Man's Experiences

(30) Steve Wolfer - 7/04, 7:30am - Phil, and everyone else on this thread, thank you for a wond...

The Right to Keep and Bear Arms

(53) Jordan - 7/04, 11:11am - Hi Jim, Are you suggesting that your unheeded lethal ...

(54) Steve Wolfer - 7/04, 10:58pm - Hi Joseph, You said, I disagree, though, that ther...

(55) Steve Wolfer - 7/05, 12:13am - Hi Robert, I agree with what you were saying in post ...

Tax argument from Air America

(3) Ed Thompson - 7/04, 7:22am - Thanks, guys! Ed

(4) Ted Keer - 7/05, 11:33am - Liberals Believe Their Own Lies The taxes you pay...

(5) Ed Thompson - 7/05, 3:01pm - Good point, Ted. In the marketplace for production an...

Happy Independence Day!

(0) Ed Thompson - 7/04, 9:18am - Happy Independence Day, everyone! [the most important...

Ever play Budget Hero?

(0) Ed Thompson - 7/04, 1:55pm - I'm looking for folks who've played Budget Hero -- a quasi-r...

(1) Jim Henshaw - 7/04, 7:48pm - Ed -- It's basically BS propaganda, trying to narrow the ran...

(2) Ed Thompson - 7/05, 10:37am - Thanks, Jim, that was helpful. Ed

Has anyone read "Armed Madhouse"

(0) Ed Thompson - 7/05, 3:08pm - I was recently borrowed a book entitled "Armed Madhouse" -- ...

(1) Ted Keer - 7/05, 8:33pm - Al Franken and a Commie? Are you a lexicomasochist? Go...

Objectivism Q&A

Property Rights and "Coming of the Nuisance"

(7) Steve Wolfer - 7/05, 2:54am - There is also a simple observation that goes along with what...

Is regret always wrong?

(0) Ed Thompson - 7/04, 12:54pm - A cogent argument can be made that "envy" (the hatred of the...

(1) Teresa Summerlee Isanhart - 7/04, 2:00pm - It would be in your interest if you learned from it, I suppo...

(2) robert malcom - 7/04, 2:56pm - Regret is acknowledging one made a mistake in judgment, and ...

(3) Teresa Summerlee Isanhart - 7/04, 6:03pm - I was thinking the same thing. I've never heard of regret a...

(4) Jim Henshaw - 7/04, 7:57pm - Well, it's possible to regret not making certain bad choices...

(5) Steve Wolfer - 7/05, 1:28am - Some regrets are earned and deserved. You pay for them - an...

(6) Ed Thompson - 7/05, 10:51am - Thanks, everyone (especially Steve). Folks' claims ha...

(7) Steve Wolfer - 7/05, 12:41pm - Darn! I thought I'd been through in listing 3 kinds of regr...

(8) robert malcom - 7/05, 4:31pm - The thing about these regrets is - given the context in whic...

(9) Steve Wolfer - 7/05, 10:51pm - Hi Robert, I don't agree. We have choice poi...

Article Discussions

Why the Right Should Stop Attacking Homosexuality

(0) Ted Keer - 7/04, 6:35pm - Marriage & Social Arguments I'd like to hear a po...

(1) Steve Wolfer - 7/05, 2:27am - Ted, You said, I'd like to hear a positive argume...

(2) Ted Keer - 7/05, 11:22am - I stick by the term "private religious observances." Re...

(3) Steve Wolfer - 7/05, 1:26pm - Ted, I stand corrected... mostly. Your remarks on r...

(4) Ted Keer - 7/05, 1:42pm - Common usage is exactly what we must be brave enough to ...

(5) Eric Rockwell - 7/05, 2:33pm - Mr. Stolyarov, I want to commend you for your ability...

(6) G. Stolyarov II - 7/05, 11:03pm - Ted; Mr. Wolfer; Mr. Rockwell; Thank you for your co...

(7) Steve Wolfer - 7/06, 1:24am - Mr. Stolyarov, You mentioned "the more hard-line reli...

Fourth of July and the Public Interest

(0) Ed Thompson - 7/05, 2:59pm - An excellent piece of work. Ed

(1) Gigi P Morton - 7/05, 8:17pm - Here, Here ! Dr. Machan : )

News Discussions

Remembering the American Vision?

(0) Ed Thompson - 7/05, 10:27am - Great essay, Ed! Ed

Quotes

We fight for the trust and for the tryst; for fixed memories...

(2) Ted Keer - 7/04, 7:08pm - The entire text of The Barbarism of Berlin is available ...

Dissent

The Highest (or Greatest) Good

(37) Ed Thompson - 7/04, 7:29am - Bob, You're obstinate, ornery, crude and crass. ...

(38) Robert J. Kolker - 7/04, 8:17am - Bob, You're obstinate, ornery, crude and crass. ...

(39) Ed Thompson - 7/04, 9:23am - Bob, ... blessings of Old Age ... seen the Elepha...

(40) Steve Wolfer - 7/04, 9:31am - Mr. Kolker, You said, That sounds like mental mas...

(41) Steve Wolfer - 7/04, 10:01am - Mr. Kolker said, I am sufficiently wise in the ways of t...

(42) Ed Thompson - 7/04, 11:56am - Heh, Bob may as well have said that he's an anti-min...

Jokes

Cool Design!

(0) Teresa Summerlee Isanhart - 7/05, 10:28am - LOL!

(1) Ted Keer - 7/05, 1:27pm - Where can I get me one a them whistles?

(2) Steve Wolfer - 7/05, 10:57pm - I love it! Great!

(3) Steve Wolfer - 7/05, 11:42pm - I enjoyed the one on the center of the universe so much that...

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Tuesday
November 15, 2005

Persuasion by Ciro D'Agostino

What are the reasons for such desire? (Read more...)
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