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fabula220 · 4w
Thanks for this thoughtful reply! The Bastiat quote is a great find. I do want to gently push back on one point though: Rand didn't reject Christ's message due to a misunderstanding of religion — sh...
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The gospel of Christ isn’t mysticism, it’s fact. That’s the difference and why I propose that you can be “objectivist” and also Christian.

This is a picture in negative of the Shroud of Turin, the burial cloth of Jesus Christ. It was wrapped around his body at the moment of resurrection.

Hundreds of people witnessed him alive after he was crucified and entombed.

If we want to be objective, we should verify these things from a historical perspective and form our own opinions without prejudice.
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fabula220 · 4w
That's a fair challenge — and I appreciate the directness. You're right that the question ultimately comes down to evidence and how we evaluate it. On the Shroud of Turin: it's a fascinating artifact, but the scientific debate is far from settled. The 1988 radiocarbon dating placed it in the medi...