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Essay:Subjectivity

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The underlying logic of a subjective statement is that an opinion is chosen, and that it expresses something about someone who chooses.

For example, to say a painting is beautiful. The opinion is formed by spontaneous expression of emotion with free will, and the opinion expresses a love for the way the painting looks, on the part of the person choosing the opinion.

That means the subjective part of reality, the spiritual domain, is the part of reality that chooses.

The concept of subjectivity is validated in category 1 of the creationist conceptual scheme:

1. Creator / chooses / spiritual / subjective / opinion

2. Creation / chosen / material / objective / fact

So choices are made out of emotion and personal character, and emotions and personal character are identified with a chosen opinion.

As opposed to pseudoscientific nazism, where personal character is identified as fact, forced by the evidence of it.

Come on rationalist assholes, deal with your weak point, deal with the concept of subjectivity.