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Ayn Rand, yecch. Selfish asshole, IMO.

Personally, I admire aspects of many religious philosophies that advocate some form of altruism or kindness to fellow human beings (for I feel this is about the only legitimate moral imperative there is). But I'm a former Marxist and devout, lifelong atheist, with an unshakable conviction that there is no higher power or god of any variety.