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In article <C1F6En.JKs@umassd.edu>, pmsc13sg@UMASSD.EDU (Stephen Grossman) writes:
|> In article <1993Jan22.160827.15320@samba.oit.unc.edu>, Charlie.Creegan@launchpad.unc.edu (Charlie Creegan) writes:
|> >In article <C183E1.Jnr@unx.sas.com> sasghm@theseus.unx.sas.com (Gary Merrill) writes:
|> 
|> >Um, not to quibble with such a learned philosopher, but there's a fallacy
|> >in here.  If SG is a comic, then he is *not* appealing to rationality in
|> >his posts, since they are jokes.  Better figure out *which* theory you
|> >hold, before making observations!
|> 
|> SG	Hold on there, big guy. What's this reason/joke split? You're not 
|> claiming its metaphysical, are you? Aristotle joked about those who claim 
|> reality is contradictory in the otherwise ultra-serious and awesome 
|> _Metaphysics_. And where would Nietzsche be without his _Why I Am So Clever?"

In additon, all of Rand's writings are best regarded as a joke (not to
imply any component of reason in them).

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