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by enderm 1645 days ago
In my opinion, objective truth does not exist. “Fact-free argumentation" is good and desirable.
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> Objective truth does not exist.

Besides this statement?

Well, enderm did say "in my opinion"...
> Well, enderm did say "in my opinion"...

Not when I posted, he didn't. That's why I my quotation of him is different than what's now in his post.

Oh I was writing the same comment, you beat me to it, and more elegantly!
I think therefore I am. And so the world outside can't be confirmed, only your own existence? I get it. But what if the more objective party, society, a collective of subjectives, disagrees with you and your existence? It doesn't matter what you think, you will not think or be if they deem your "truth" an untruth or a threat. I think it's at least for this reason that the ego should be somewhat tamed and not undermine the objective or else the subjective becomes more endangered.
>Objective truth does not exist

That's an objective truth claim right there!

Moreover, if this claim is true, then it's false. It therefore refutes itself.
Do subjective truths exist?