Poems For People Who Hate Poetry

Send us a textProudly presented at the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) Austin Chapter—learn more and get involved here:FFRF Austin Chapter: [https://austinffrf.org/]Main FFRF Site: [https://ffrf.org/]In this lecture, I explore how Ayn Rand’s Objectivism can strengthen atheist thought by offering a positive, reason-grounded moral framework. I cover:Why Rand is so often misunderstood by atheistsA critique of the current Rand quote on the FFRF site—and five powerful alternativesMy personal journey from agnosticism to atheism via Rand’s devotion to truth and George H. Smith’s Atheism: The Case Against GodRand’s reclaiming of “sacred” values—reverence, exaltation, and moral passion—for secular lifeThe cultural resurgence of religion (Jordan Peterson, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, trad-wife and “new Age” trends) and why atheism must offer more than negationRand’s famous letter to Congressman Bruce Alger: “I am fighting for reason, not against religion.”