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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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"the only thing we have to fear is tyranny."
True. However, in the spirit of your post, I must find some aspect of what you said that is in some way ridiculous so that I may criticise it obsessively and fervishly, as is my nature...

"The best and most philosophically sound method of determinning the truth isn't scientific method."
"The best method of determinning the truth is free speech and criticism on he main philosophical tenets of the truth, being reason, logic and science."

... Um. Aren't you kind of contradicting yourself here?
"You can't figure out the truth by using science, you have to figure it out using science! ... Only with more people bitching about it!"
But that's just my take... :B