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To: epicure who wrote (263983)	11/11/2014 2:05:42 PM
From: neolib	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 540824

But in the case of Smith, at least, it wasn't his fault: According to the church's essay, Smith had not wanted to take multiple wives, but relented after an angel appeared to him three times between 1834 and 1842. On the angel's last visit, the church said, "the angel came with a drawn sword, threatening Joseph with destruction unless he went forward and obeyed the commandment fully." whereas Ayn, being a rationalist, must accept full responsibility for her own behavior...