Outside of measurement, objectivity doesn't run as deep as most think, and searching for it will lead you nowhere....

There are infinite layers of complexity to all things; anything can mean anything.

That said, the best thing to do is to choose the perspective that is most useful to your goals.

To avoid delusion, remain aware that there are many other valid perspectives and yours is a personal choice.

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ElwoodBlues · M

Since physics is built on making measurements and predicting future measurements, and chemistry is built out of physics, and biology is built out of chemistry and physics, that still leaves a LOT of scope for objectivity.

BTW, for the last 100 years, physics has also incorporated the notion of fundamental randomness -- the fact that there are many individual small effects without causes -- and thus accurate predictability only emerges for large ensembles of these fundamentally random elements.

CynicalSpaceMan · 26-30, M

Measurement is objective, and science is measurements and observations based on them.

Science being a vast feild does mean there is a lot of objectivity.

But that doesnt change what objectivity does; what it is good for.

The second you move from "this is what it is" to "what should we do about it?" You enter the realm of subjectivity.

Which is where the vast majority of human life exists.

I assert that pragmatic perspectivism is the best way to reconcile objective facts and subjective interpretations while leaving room for healthy dissent and preventing unnecessary conflict.