![I reject her [Ayn Rand's] philosophy. It's an atheist philosophy. It reduces human interactions down to mere contracts and it is antithetical to my worldview. If somebody is going to try to paste a person's view on epistemology to me, then give me Thomas Aquinas. Don't give me Ayn Rand.](/assets/img/quote-photos/i-reject-her-ayn-rands-philosophy-its-an-atheist-philosophy-it-reduces-huma.jpg)
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