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It seems you have failed to consider that the meaning of something is subjective and that for you it means nothing and lacks depth, while for others it is profo
by jakeva 6y ago
It seems you have failed to consider that the meaning of something is subjective and that for you it means nothing and lacks depth, while for others it is profound in its depth. In situations like this, I often find it more productive to examine why it seems like others are getting something out of it while I am not. Perhaps this is an opportunity to grow!
- ARandomerDude 6y ago> It seems you have failed to consider that the meaning of something is subjective and that for you it means nothing and lacks depth, while for others it is profound in its depth. That statement is self-refuting because it is objective. Subjectivism can't get off the ground because its fundamental premise is objective.
- Der_Einzige 6y agoThere is exactly one truth in the universe, that there are no other truths. qed. Epistemological monism easily resolves the "socratic paradox" and it looks like that's how Socrates himself resolves it. "although I do not suppose that either of us knows anything really beautiful and good, I am better off than he is – for he knows nothing, and thinks that he knows. I neither know nor think that I know" - Socrates, in Platos Apology
- ARandomerDude 6y ago> There is exactly one truth in the universe, that there are no other truths. > qed. This is a contradiction. QED means you just proved something to be true. If there is a single truth (that there is only one truth) then there can be no deductive reasoning, science, etc. You must have objective truth and reasoning in order to say anything other than "I feel..."
- loveistheanswer 6y agoConsciousness is inherently subjective
- ARandomerDude 6y agoIs that an objective statement? In other words, is it true whether someone believes it or not?
- loveistheanswer 6y agoThat's a great question. Even with our vast improvements in neuroscience no one can say for sure. How can science isolate or control for a variable which cannot be isolated from the observer? The nature of consciousness is elusive, almost like a dog chasing it's tail.
- npsimons 6y ago> Perhaps this is an opportunity to grow! Empathy is a vastly underrated (and underdeveloped) skill.
- throw1234651234 6y agoI comment, because I spent way too much time considering these questions. Considered them even more this weekend. All it comes out too "Oh, it's me thinking about me." Not exactly a revelation. My answer is so simplistic because all of this is.