What goes through your MIND as you differentiate a SUBJECTIVE observation from an OBJECTIVE one?

Answer 1

Subjective....the way I see it...the way it is for me

Objective....the light comes on and I see that I don't own the market on "the way things are"...there are so many other ways to see it....and also, I see that subjectively, I am the center of my universe....and objectively....There Is A Universe!.......and what a fine Universe it is...

Answer 2

I don't even understand how an objective observation is possible, strictly speaking. I mean, what possible experience exists that can be experienced outside of subjective perception? Even in extending into possible "paranormal" cases like out of body experiences, can we say that they are truly having objective experiences?

So what goes through my mind when I contemplate subjective vs objective is that they are ultimately a false dichotomy. We classify things as either being subjective or objective based on our interpretation of how much personal bias has influenced the observation. But this is itself a personal bias!! We presume that the world can be split into two mutually exclusive kinds of experiences. We do it because its practical, not because its necessarily "true".

But I feel that essentially, experience is simply experience. We identify an object because we presume a subject. We identify a subject because we presume an object. Its circular reasoning, and has no real leg to stand on.

Nevertheless, its obvious that there is experience happening. To say its happening TO a subject is simply an inference. There is nothing native to experience that demonstrates the existence of a subject of experience. In fact, when you try to observe the subject of experience, you only continue to have experiences. There is no subject, there is no object, there is just experience. Thats all that direct experience demonstrates, anyway.

Answer 3

a lot more goes through my mind when I see an observation that is subjective, while i try and figure out what it means. an objective one is more obvious to understand without too much thinking and analysis.

Answer 4

Subjective observation can be determined by examing biases and uncovering conflicting evidence.

Answer 5

Reality as opposed to my perceptions of it.

Doug