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>> Whether the "choices" provided were meant to be taken literally or not, the
>> important conceptual point remains that, even for those things over which we
>> do exercise choice, we do not have total control or, arguably, often even
>> significant control over outcomes - a point that appears to be often glossed
>> over by Libertarians. Perhaps by libertarians, but not objectivists? Ayn Rand certainly felt that
conquest of the elements (control over things which were not sentient beings)
was man's highest goal. She felt that the stuggle for control should not be
over other men, but of the elements themselves.
>> PS: On the presumption that Strawperson and Strawman are
>> the same being, why the shitzophrenic use of monikers?
The software automatically puts "Strawman" articles onto
bovination (no, this won't work for you - it's complicated).
This article was a bit dry for the other blog,
and using "Strawperson" was the easiest way to get it exclusively onto the libertarian blog.
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