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I think you are misunderstanding the meaning of subjective. "the earth is flat" let's say this is clearly wrong for you and me, is it wrong for the guy who wan

by zaro 8y ago

I think you are misunderstanding the meaning of subjective. "the earth is flat" let's say this is clearly wrong for you and me, is it wrong for the guy who wants to launch a rocket to prove it's right (there were news about him few weeks ago)? So while his views are wrong from the viewpoint of the majority, they are right from his own viewpoint. Same for the rest of your examples.

homarp 8y ago
to me, subjective: a thing/a thought based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions. The parent was saying "personal responsibility to fight wrongs": to me, it means some people are wrong (as in they believe something that is wrong, even, if of course, they think they are right). But it is just wrong, not subjectively wrong. And it is my duty to do something about it (either convince, educate, or even censor,...). So I guess you are right, I don't understand your point about "But right and wrong are very subjective things and this fighting the wrongs is contributing a lot to the global mess." Because the way I read you is "stop trying to 'fight' the wrong, and the mess will be less".