In philosophy, subjective specifically means relating to an object as it exists in the mind, as opposed to the thing as it exists in reality (the thing in itself). — ArielAssante
So, what are debates about? Seems like: my philosophy is better than your philosophy. — ArielAssante
All perception relies on your mind — ArielAssante
The ‘thing-in-itself’ is also your perception. — ArielAssante
Philosophy 101
'I think therefore I am', a subjective declaration by Descartes. — ArielAssante
'I think therefore I am', a subjective declaration by Descartes. — ArielAssante
Is 'I think therefore I am,' subjective? — universeness
.I still can't both think about an elephant and not think of an elephant at the same time. — Yohan
The Münchhausen Trilemma takes care of Descartes' cogito in my humble opinion. I ain't sure though, I'm a skeptic, comes with the territory or thereabouts. — Agent Smith
Depends on what we mean.
When I say "not think about an elephant" do I mean in any universe or just this one. I would think I am only talking about this me. Not mes in other universes. — Yohan
Thanks for QM explanations. I'm inspired to watch some YT videos on the subject. Confusing stuff! — Yohan
You hit the nail on the head when you said skepticism is self-refuting — Agent Smith
I don't recall ever typing the phrase 'skepticism is self-refuting,' If I did then I copied it from somewhere as it's seems greater than my skills as a wordsmith could muster. — universeness
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