I think the best way to present an argument for the non-objectivity of truth in reality is by taking 1+1=2 as an example since it is the simplest and most popular ‘fact’ considered to be ‘objectively true’ independent of individual perception and judgment. The trueness of the statement 1+1=2 depends on that of its underlying assumption, whichContinue reading “Is ‘Numerical Identity’ qualitatively identical to ‘Qualitative Identity’?”
Teaching an Objectively Correct Robot to Count
There are two characters in this story; Dave and Pixel. Dave is a scientist and Pixel is the objectively correct robot he created. Pixel has one arm that he can use to point at things. He’s as tall as his creator, and has wheels to move around. One day, Dave brought Pixel over to aContinue reading “Teaching an Objectively Correct Robot to Count”
Math is Subjective
In the season one finale of the TV show ‘The Good Place’, one of the main characters, Eleanor, realizes that she and her friends, contrary to what they had previously been told, are in fact trapped in the bad place. After being told at the beginning that they are in the good place, they struggledContinue reading “Math is Subjective”