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Finally, she and some of her followers are often perceived as being dogmatic, frequently ignoring published criticism of the system instead of responding to it. This is in part because many of them were young people excited by her novels and unlearned in philosophy; such people are not often aware of the complexities of their subject and prone to construe disagreement as ignorance. Furthermore, many of her supporters would not permit modifications or additions to her philosophical system, leading some to label Rand as a cult leader.

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"Objectivism regards reason as an absolute."

The problem with regarding reason as absolute is that human reason is faulty. We tend to jump to false conclusions, make sweeping generalizations and engage in magical thinking. It doesn't really matter which dogmas we reify -- whether it's dead Jewish carpenters or Objectivism. These mental trinkets, though perfect in their own closed-loops, are unworkable in reality. People try to subjugate reality to their dogmas, but it ends up in fanaticism and disaster; the exact opposite of what was intended.