The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #108248   Message #2250511
Posted By: Bill D
01-Feb-08 - 11:47 AM
Thread Name: BS: Subjectivity obfuscates communication.
Subject: RE: BS: Subjectivity obfuscates communication.
"Subjectivity obfuscates communication."

well, sure. That's a pretty obvious statement. The problem is that there is often too much subjectivity about what really *IS* subjective.

   I see regular attempts to counter opponent's points by claiming that "yours is just as subjective as mine".....and this is just not always the case. (I once KNEW a guy who bought into the idea that pi was 'really' equal to exactly 3. He claimed *I* just 'believed' in a different math structure than he did.)(he also claimed he could trisect an angle using only compass & straightedge, demonstrating counter examples didn't faze him...it 'worked' when HE did it.)