Is Objectivism a Cult?

In this episode of Reason at Large, Craig Biddle addresses the question, "If an Objectivist is someone who accepts Ayn Rand’s entire philosophy as true, how is Objectivism different from a cult?"

In answering, Biddle discusses the essence of Objectivism, the nature of a cult, and the absurdity of positing that the former has anything to do with the latter.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/rb1GR6IRkHs

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