Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Nautilus competition was Re: A bit of a stretch

["Dan J. Rice" <dan.j.rice@sherwin.com>]

[OK, I had to look at it!  It's a website for a philosophy (?) called
"objectivism" (no idea what that is).  What I did find interesting was their
"Previous Heroes" file included some guy named (sic) "Jesus H. Christ the
Lord".  (Yep, THAT one!).
Now, I never knew Jesus Christ had a middle name; and in fact, I only recall
hearing this reference being made by my DI in Boot Camp: ("JESUS H.
CHRIST!!!  CAN'T YOU MAGGOTS DO ANYTHING RIGHT?!?") Actually, I'm still not
convinced.  Anyone know what Jesus' middle name might be?  Brother Dan, a
little help with this one, if you please.]

I can help with both these questions.

#1  Objectivism is the philosophy promoted primarily by Ayn Rand in her novels
and
other works.  "Atlas Shrugged" is one of her better known novels.  She also
wrote
more technical philosophical works such as "Objectivist Epistemology."  One of
her
critics wrote "With Charity Toward None."  She was absolutely
antisocialist/anticommunism.

#2  In our common way of referring to Jesus Christ it sounds like a given name
and a surname.
In biblical times there were not surnames as we know them.  Jesus may have been
called
Jesus ben-Joseph, (son of Joseph.)  Christ is a title, Jesus the Christ, as John
the Baptist is
sometimes called John Baptist.  John immersed Jesus without benefit of a PSUB or
even
scuba gear. (How's that for getting back on topic?)

Dan