Dont be fooled by the title…..Just like when you first see Nietzsche’s “God is Dead” statement….the meaning is in the content not in the title.
Lately i have been finding the thought of something soooo interesting that i wish i was back in my Philosophy classes so i could put all these ideas to use.
After watching Rolf Potts my idea has been enforced even more…..Isn’t it interesting that not just every city and country has different beliefs and values….but every single person does. What is morally correct and ethically right is so subjective that it is impossible to define.
Examples like….in England we keep Dog’s as pets…in other countries they use them for food. In all countries around the world the personal space barrier is different. Referring back to my chat with David from Spain about how women approach men and show sexual interest early on, but how in the UK they do not and it is extremely frowned upon and ‘slutty’ to do so. Nothing is true. I notice this alot from working in nightclubs for the last couple of years also. You can put 1000 people in a club….500 can have an amazing night…500 can have a terrible night. EVEN at big events where big dj’s and performers are there the night is still subjective. The only way a club night sells out is if enough people have good nights there (obviously)
Have you ever noticed that every single psychological study was done on 100′s or maybe 1000′s, but there are billions living? Ok alot of psychological theories are fairly accurate, but they are not 100%. Its actually stupid to have a social belief on something when every person is different.
What i am getting at, and those who have read my blog and know me will probably know this anyway….is that….nothing is true, nothing is factual, objectively. But….if this is so then we have to have some way of knowing what to do in situations….which is why i believe that the only thing that is actually TRUE….is Personal Experience. Now when i say true i mean true to the person. Nothing is actually true objectively so subjectively alot can be true.
Its just a strange thought how you can get 20 people from 20 different countries and they will all have different views on the same subject based on their own experience of it.
This thought alone is enough of a reason for me to want to travel the world over the next year, i really want to experience so much more than i already have (which is a lot). I want to take subjective truth to the highest level.
There is however one objective truth that cant be ignored…..That …..Nothing…. is True.
Thank you and Good night.
Sam
Oh and….what does everyone think? Anyone had any thought’s like this before? Let me know
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So true! Thank you for noticing this! EVERYTHING is relative. We, and our thoughts, are all a product of our both our biology and the forces around us that have shaped us throughout our life.
I think if more people were to make this connection in their lifetime, let alone in their 20s, the world would have a lot more tolerance, a lot less war, and a lot more time for the good things in life…. i.e., personal development, dating, adventure, and living