Jesus remains my idol despite all (Not raised Christian)
Not because I believe he was part man part god but because I think the concept of self sacrifice for the good of posterity on any scale is the measure for which we all subscribe to for posterity
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1MsA8b3URm6XfhGdeM2b7mr2d7zmx73dg3 Verified“If thou be the son of god, command that these stones he made bread. But Jesus resisted the temptation.”
Lol as if anyone could do that if they wanted to
Mans starving in the wilderness resisting the urge to magically turn rocks into food
There needs to be some balance between accepting the challenge of Satan and wealth (materialism, angel fallen from the sublime into the rational) and submitting to a higher power that views humanity in a scope beyond competition and capitalistic success
That said, I like the idea of Jesus’ final temptation being his sacrifice and the final veil of Satan, and his resurrection as a folly that has driven humanity towards the moment we are in now.
Rand succumbs to this form of Satan - reverence of the rational, deification of great men as the ultimate ideal. Rearden to me is admirable but I would never want to emulate his sad life - Dagny is most appealing, free in her relationships AND her ambition