A HELL of a Book! A HELL of a Writer!

[JEFF9K]

Ayn Rand's book “Atlas Shrugged” has inspired the Tea Party, Paul Ryan, Republican economic policy, and The Satanic Bible by Anton LaVey.

In it, Rand uses the word “hell” 99 times, while using the word “heaven” only 12 times. Rand's prior book, “The Fountainhead” has a similar ratio, using “hell” 109 times while using “heaven” only 13 times.

By contrast, the King James Bible, depending on which version you check, has a “hell-heaven” ratio as low as 10 “hells” to 137 “heavens.”

Thanks to Amazon.com's “look inside” feature, it's now easy to determine the frequency of occurrence of certain words and draw conclusions about a book's contents.

In fairness to Ayn Rand and her conservative fans, “hell” wasn't her favorite word. According to biographers, her favorite word was “evil.” In Atlas Shrugged she used it 128 times!

More:
damn: 113, bless: 4
cigarette/smoke/smoking: 98, cancer: 0
looter/parasite/worthless: 111
ugly/homely/hideous/fat/flabby/sub-human/scum: 76

To check the “hell-heaven” frequencies of Atlas Shrugged:
http://www.amazon.com/Atlas-Shrugged-Ayn-Rand/dp/0452011876/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389227097&sr=1-1&keywords=ayn+rand+atlas+shrugged#reader_0452011876

To check the “hell-heaven” frequencies of The Bible:
http://www.amazon.com/Thinline-Bible-Premium-Bonded-Leather/dp/1581343736/ref=sr_1_34?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389227842&sr=1-34&keywords=king+james+bible#reader_1581343736

[searchingforlight]

1. I am no fan of Ayn Rand but

The King James Bible has destroyed more lives than Any Rand's works could ever do no matter how many heavens or hells are in it.

[JEFF9K]

2. The King James Bible has also done a lot of good. ...

I don't know that Ayn Rand and her books have done any.