A quite common philosophical discussion revolves
around what is objective and what is subjective…
an example is human beings…the truths held by
the ‘‘common’’ human being is subjective…
human beings practice subjective truth as in
our use of ‘‘ad hoc’’ beliefs… the vast majority of
truths we hold, as human beings, are subjective,
subjective to change and adaptation and of the moment…
What objective ‘‘truths’’ do we human beings hold?
that there is a ‘‘god?’’ that truth also belongs to the
subjective as there is no evidence to support the notion
that there is a god…and the idea that there is a god is
also ‘‘ad hoc’’ of the moment… human beings change their
minds all the time about the existence of god… it is not a fixed,
set belief… one that would be considered to be eternal, or said
another way, objective…
But the real question lies in understanding the ‘‘objective’’…
where exactly does the objective reside? Objective thinking
cannot reside within human beings as we exists within
our ‘‘ad hoc’’ beliefs… even this belief in god is
‘‘ad hoc’’ of the moment… when it is convenient to us…
so, once again, where does ‘‘objective’’ reside?
One might argue that the objective resides in god,
and yet, that makes the assumption that god actually
exists…a rather big assumption to be sure…
So, if we leave god out of the equation, where exactly
does the objective reside? In the day to day ism’s that
is the basis of human belief/… for example,
does the objective reside in ‘‘capitalism’’ or ‘‘communism’’,
can we find the objective in our ism’s? Ism’s are by their
very nature, fluid, subjective, of the moment… ‘‘ad hoc’’…
we cannot find the objective within god, nor can we find
it within our ism’s… so, where exactly does the objective
reside? the very nature of being human lies within the
subjective, not the objective…our values, beliefs, hopes,
desires, needs and wants all change depending on the current
situation… or said another way, our values and beliefs are
‘‘ad hoc’’ thus is not permanent or eternal… and the objective
belief is thought to be eternal, permanent, forever…
where does that eternal, permanent, forever objective
reside? It has to exists somewhere, in some form or
fashion, or it is not objective… So, where would I
look to find the ‘‘objective?’’ within our own existence?
I can easily find the subjective, it resides all around
me and within me… human existence is defined
by its subjective nature… so, where does that leave
us to find the objective? Show me where I can find
the objective?
Kropotkin