Comments on: How does our subjective picture of reality differ from the objective reality?

By: peanut

peanut — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:33:59 +0000

objective reality is built upon the actual physical existence of something, (eg. primitive clay pots, ancient swords and sheilds, fossilised dinasour skeletons etc) allowing one to quantify objective reality more precisely. Subjective reality is far less so, whereby someone could simply make a claim about anything based on sentiment and emotion than evidence and verification, then actively promote this flimsy sentiment as an absolute form of (ahem) proof.
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By: yet_knish

yet_knish — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:14:59 +0000

It's not exactly true, as someone answered, that there is no objective reality. But there is no objective reality INDEPENDENT OF subjectivity. Reality is a field, and the subjective (mind) and the objective (matter) are the negative and positive poles of that field. These two aspects come together through the process of knowing/experiencing, in which mind knows or experiences the external world.
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By: Lime Lime Lime all of the Time

Lime Lime Lime all of the Time — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:54:59 +0000

We have created machines that can detect things undetectable by human senses, so there is no doubt that there is an objective reality. A radio telescope could be programmed to continually add the number of radio waves it detects, and even if every human being disappeared from the face of the earth, that number would continue to increase as long as the machine exists.

Whilst we can never say with certainty that anyone perceives reality with absolute objectivity, there are certain things that are almost universally agreed upon by all people, (e.g. we must drink water to survive) so it’s safe to say we are being as objective as we can be in our observation of these things. Whether water is actually what we perceive it to be, or something entirely different, doesn’t matter at this point because we are being objective in our observation that without it, we would die.

Of course, we don’t know if we are being objective in our observation of death, either.

I would argue that mathematics is objective.
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By: Nerdlinger the great ape

Nerdlinger the great ape — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:18:59 +0000

Subjective reality is the only true reality. Objective reality, although a useful concept in our day-to-day lives, is ultimately an illusion. I don't use "subjective" in the sense of mere opinion, but rather in the sense of perception, the faculty of perception beyond simply the ordinary sense consciousness. To complicate further the issue, the subjective reality is objective in the sense that it is the only true reality and therefore cannot be altered or distorted by limited concepts and ideas. I hope that made some sort of sense.
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By: Momofthreeboys

Momofthreeboys — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:51:59 +0000

There is no objective reality. Reality exists only in perception.
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