In a free, civilized society where force has been banned from social relationships, Reason becomes the only means for men to deal with one another….Well, because it is hard to debate/argue/discuss on someone’s faith – it is faith after all – there is no observable, demonstrable, facts that can be presented as evidence (to an arbitrator) – and one person’s faith can differ from another’s and that’s that.
Ayn Rand points out that if Reason is abandoned, the only other means for men to deal with one another is Force – and then you cannot have a free, civilized society. The US constitution and the Declaration of Independence recognizes this fact and so should everybody today who are fighting to revert to its values.
Unfortunately the term “reason” has been hijacked by those who claim anything “anti-God” is “reason” and that “reason” has failed. Thanks to Ayn Rand for not only providing a proper definition of it but also reclaiming it.
