(March 7, 2017 at 9:21 am)bennyboy Wrote:(March 7, 2017 at 2:52 am)Nonpareil Wrote: No, benny. "Subjective" means "not true from every point of view; opinion rather than fact".
You're begging the question.
No, benny. That would require me making some kind of argument whose conclusion is contained in its premises. I am not doing that. I am pointing out that you do not understand what the word "subjective" means.
(March 7, 2017 at 9:21 am)bennyboy Wrote: Unless you want to argue that ALL truth is intrinsically subjective, then I don't think you'll have much luck finding any dictionary that matches your definition about truth from different points of view.
That is what the first definition says, benny. That is what "based on opinion rather than fact" means. And this does not imply that all truth is subjective.
You really seem to have a serious problem with understanding simple words.
(March 7, 2017 at 9:21 am)bennyboy Wrote: You're also ignoring the question of agency
No, benny. The question of agency does not enter into it. The word "subjective" does not have anything to do with the concept of agency. It simply requires that a given position be based on opinion rather than fact - that is, that it is not true from every standpoint.
"Owl," said Rabbit shortly, "you and I have brains. The others have fluff. If there is any thinking to be done in this Forest - and when I say thinking I mean thinking - you and I must do it."
- A. A. Milne, The House at Pooh Corner
- A. A. Milne, The House at Pooh Corner
