No. Cilantro either smells like soap to you or it doesn't. This is objectively true or false even tho it applies to a subject - you. Does Cilantro objectively smell like soap? No. https://twitter.com/unigolyn/status/1000003396106162176 …
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I said my dislike of it is subjective. There are objective reasons relating to my sense organs that contribute to this, but I don't think "your subjective opinion objectively exists" is a refutation of subjective truths.
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Helen Pluckrose Retweeted Michael N
https://twitter.com/MichaelN1756/status/1000005319727071232 … There are no subjective truths. Things are either true or they are not. They are not true for you but untrue for me except on the level of us being different subjects. 'I am a man' is true for you and 'I am a woman' is true for me.
Helen Pluckrose added,
Michael N @MichaelN1756Replying to @HPluckroseSimilarly, the term “subjective truth” is NOT usually used to describe the truths of subjective states (eg, “I am truly angry/sad/hearing yanny”), but the truth of factual beliefs based on subjective considerations (eg, “I don’t believe in evolution because it feels wrong.”)2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @HPluckrose
Language here fails us because it is ambiguous. As noted, the phrase “subjective truth” is susceptible to double meaning. The problem is, the meaning most people use (“true because I think it” as opposed to “true state of mind”) is, as you point out, utter nonsense.
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Replying to @MichaelN1756 @HPluckrose
So to go back to my example, cilantro is objectively a plant but subjectively delicious. It can not be subjectively a planet.
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Yes, subjectivity exists. You don't think people who are criticising subjective truth are criticising subjective experiences which are truly experienced?
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