Only logged in members can reply and interact with the post.
Join SimilarWorlds for FREE »

There is a difference between subjective truth and objective truth.

"Your own truth" is subjective. "Truth" is objective.


You can "believe" the earth is flat, but that doesn't actually make it flat for everyone else.
This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »
LucyCan · 26-30, F
It's certain that subjective and objective truth will match in some people. Whatever the others believe shouldn't be likened to truth at all. It should be called fantasy or experiential knowledge or something.

And the picture is misleading. It fails to depict anyone possessing truth. Rather, it suggests that nobody does. That's baloney. In fact, nobody is further ahead by looking at this illustration. It leads nowhere.
quietlitany · 36-40, M
@LucyCan I like objectivity better. I think it trumps the subjective every time, despite the value of subjective quality of certain things. Art for example.
LucyCan · 26-30, F
@quietlitany The big question is how to best arrive at objective truth- especially in the matter of finding reality. For those who are unfamiliar with this topic: reality = absolute truth. Working forward seems sensible, but this requires a two pronged approach using both introspection and extrospection.