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To: elfman2
Objectivism is flawed because the conscious, rational observer is not a seperate phenomenon from the observed.

There are no subjects and objects only events.
50 posted on 02/24/2004 10:38:37 AM PST by ffusco (Maecilius Fuscus,Governor of Longovicium , Manchester, England. 238-244 AD)
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To: ffusco
"Objectivism is flawed because the conscious, rational observer is not a seperate phenomenon from the observed. There are no subjects and objects only events."

I think what you are describing is so infinitesimally small, excluding that which can be predicted and accounted for, that it’s meaningless relative to our lives. Kind of like the issue with quantum mechanics, observing an electron’s position at a specific time effects its position. So how’s that effect me?

Also, the same could be said for any non-subjective philosophy or revealed religion. How can we believe the words on paper if we effect their meaning by reading them. If that’s what you’re referring to, it’s too small to worry about.

51 posted on 02/24/2004 10:59:14 AM PST by elfman2
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