Subjective, Objective, Cooties: reply to Idiothek

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In which I further elaborate on why I think the distinction between an objective truth vs. a subjective truth carries about as much weight as a truth which has cooties and a truth which doesn't have cooties. Once more, I'm picking on savagemike90 :-) http://youtube.com/watch?v=8Na5pSKwPYo And check out idiothek's blog: http://foodnphilosophy.blogspot.com/ Oh, and for those who don't know what cooties are: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooties

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Uploaded: November 22, 2007 at 12:43 am
Author: randyhelzerman

Length: 0:09:45
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pythagoras9 (Monday 15th of September 2008 03:31:50 AM)
Hello Randyhelzerman, you make a good and interesting point on this video, which is why I find your views interesting, but I am sure that the exact length of an object is objective also in the sense of being a function of the objects speed as a fraction of the speed of light. The observer in his own frame of reference relative to the object notices this contraction occurring, whereas a person in or on the object would not notice this contraction even though it is occurring.
minus851 (Friday 29th of February 2008 04:19:46 AM)
what you mean with "good evidence"?
bushfingers (Sunday 24th of February 2008 05:47:23 AM)
Here's an objective truth: Everything is subjective. Trite? Well no. Everything of which anyone ever has knowledge needs a subject i.e. the one who know it. When you remove the subject you remove the knowledge; for the knowledge has no place to reside. The structure of the subject reflects what can be known i.e. the knowledge. But that's just my subjective point of view.
clray123 (Sunday 30th of December 2007 04:56:39 PM)
From a Bayesian standpoint, if you are considering a set of predictive hypotheses (theories), then "good" evidence is data which is predicted as likely by one hypothesis but (extremely) unlikely by most others. Evidence only allows a theory to gain/lose support relatively to other theories. There is no rule to decide which theories to consider, hence it makes no sense to talk about "good evidence" as such or even "good evidence for a particular theory".
NightStreet50 (Sunday 23rd of December 2007 02:42:59 AM)
Hi randy! im just a suck BIG fan of you, you make SO many great videos and i HOPE you will continue to make more videos and.. Yeah. peace ;)
randyhelzerman (Sunday 30th of December 2007 07:31:07 PM)
Peace to you too dood :-)
randyhelzerman (Sunday 16th of December 2007 10:57:14 AM)
Hi masbbo, glad you liked the vid. That's kind of an interesting metaphor you made there...getting people to accept your theory is kind of like selling it to them, making this an economic matter.... I don't know if I understand your question exactly here...are you asking how do we do this selling? How do we get everybody else to accept what we accept?
masbbo (Sunday 16th of December 2007 01:09:48 PM)
The later question. As you've highlighted, i like to understand cultures such as truth in economic terms. Truth today is largely commodified, as an intelligent american im sure your aware of this! Im Interested in sujectivity, subversion, genius ect. By tracing controversial arguments on their journey from an individuals own little world to the world we live in, we gain a better understanding of ideology. Agreed?
randyhelzerman (Sunday 16th of December 2007 01:49:31 PM)
Hi masbbo, sure, I think that would be a great way of thinking about the whole thing. How about you make some vids about it :-)
masbbo (Sunday 16th of December 2007 04:03:33 PM)
I may just do that.