Bringing about socio-religious change

[fusangite]

Tuerny asks,

Can you give me an example of what sort of arguments the natives would use against him?

I've given this some thought. And frankly, I don't think most people would even engage the argument. Maybe if you gave me an example of the kind of thing he might say, I could give you some responses that people would have.

But Objectivism rests on some basic premises which are clearly false in a pre-modern world such as atheism and the belief that only human beings can create value in the world.

I think most people's responses to Objectivist assertions would be to dismiss the person articulating them as insane and in denial of basic universal truths such as the belief that there can exist no higher purpose than making oneself happy. For people who live in hierarchical, theistic worlds, there is an assumption that the purpose of action is the greater glory of god, king or family.

Anyway, this new campaign supplement sounds excellent; I look forward to its publication as I might pick one up myself.

Just for fun, I'm attaching some discussion notes I prepared for my Indian history class last term on caste, in case anything there is useful.

 

[Tuerny]

Yeah, after discussing things with him further I discovered I misinterpreted some of his views.

However, I think the general reaction would be the same.

Thanks for the help. I will definitely be checking out your document.