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Why is Ayn Rand's ethics better than that of Jesus?

I was recently invited to participate in a live student debate at a local church on the topic, "Who Was the Better Moral Philosopher: Ayn Rand or Jesus?". The audience will be mostly Christian or neutral: there will only be a handful of people familiar with Objectivism present. What points would you make if you were to speak to an audience of interested laypeople on this topic? What subjects might be best to avoid? What aspects of Jesus' ethics might be good to highlight as flaws? What resources -- other than the primary sources -- might you suggest on this topic?

Ben Doublett , 28.07.2014, 08:38
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Joshua, 06.08.2014, 21:22
I think the biggest problem here is that this is a derivative question.

Jesus ethics is flawed because its based on the absurdity of an afterlife and that hole mystical system.

You can't make an entirely honest argument against Jesus ethics without arguing against the whole religion. Because the ethics you are engaging with is basically "my dad is a magical all powerful man in the sky who will hurt you if you don't do what I say"

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