The problem goes well beyond the educational system. The media no longer seeks truth – rather, a narrative is adopted and once set, remains the story forever. Entertainment teaches amorality and discounts logical thinking. Logic, true learning and personal responsibility are just not part of the zeitgeist.
Ultimately, much of this derives from the cultural and “intellectual” upheaval of the sixties. A favorite saying at the time was “don’t trust anyone over thirty” – which can be interpreted as “make your own reality, ignore authority – earned or otherwise, do your own thing.” This self-centered emotional and intellectual movement needs and embraces relativism and “thinking with your feelings.”
As a complete aside, to Roark, Objectivism is an oxymoron, and Ayn Rand did not live her personal life by her own philosophy. Objectivists are among the most dogmatic people I know.
