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You and koan have the same Marxist agenda, turn science into a faith based system. Burning people at the stake for denying global warming or the sacred vaccines, while chanting like zombies, YOU WILL YOU SHALL YOU MUST. You’ve been doing it so long you can no longer discuss your talking points rationally.
Ayn Rand expressed strong support for space exploration, especially during the early days of NASA’s Apollo program. One of her most notable quotes comes from her essay “Apollo 11” in The Objectivist (September 1969), written after attending the launch at Cape Kennedy:
“The most inspiring aspect of Apollo 11 is the fact that it is a demonstration of man’s mind, of man’s rational faculty, of man’s ability to act on his understanding of reality, and to achieve his values. No matter what a man’s errors or evils, he is not omnipotent; reality confronts him with an absolute that cannot be faked.”
She also wrote:
“Think of what was required to achieve that mission. Think of the number of people, the kind of technology, the knowledge, the ingenuity, the power, the discipline, the dedication. That’s the most inspiring thing, and it is the best within us.”
Rand saw the moon landing not just as a political victory in the Cold War but as a profound affirmation of reason, science, and the potential of the human mind. Her writing on Apollo 11 can be found in the book The Voice of Reason: Essays in Objectivist Thought.
