Subjectivity Cannot Exist Without Objectivity

The ultimate forms of sophism encompass denial of what cannot be false.  One of the greatest signs of disconnectedness from reality is a denial of objectivity, either as part of an epistemological methodology or as a fundamental aspect of metaphysics.  Objectivity is intrinsically embedded in the very fabric of reality; to deny objectivity is to affirm it.  Subjectivity is an intrinsic part of consciousness, but this only means that all perceptions exist with reference to a particular perceiving subject.  This subjectivity only exists because objectivity does.

All knowledge can only be held from the perspective of consciousness, as there would otherwise be nothing that can do the knowing, though there would, at the very least, still be logical facts that exist and that could be known if a consciousness grasped them.  That there must be a perceiving subject for knowledge to exist (not for truth to exist) does not mean that nothing can be known for sure, as logic is objective and fixed, and thus it can illuminate many infallible truths about itself, one's own consciousness, and many other subjects [1].  Truth is objective because it cannot be anything else.

Without objectivity, one could not even identify subjectivity as subjectivity.  A person is objective to the extent that he or she is rational; perfect objectivity is possible, and one can achieve this simply by following reason alone wherever it leads.  Only those attempting to protect invalid assumptions will deny this foundational truth about epistemology.

If everything was metaphysically and epistemologically subjective, subjectivity would itself be objectivity, for there would be no distinction between the two--just as illusion would be reality if everything was an illusion, meaning that it is objectively impossible for everything to be an illusion [2].  Consider another analogy: if there was no such thing as a waking experience, dreaming itself would be the equivalent of a waking experience, since there would be no distinction between the two conditions.  Anyone who denies one to emphasize the other does not understand either.

Those who misrepresent all things as being subjective misunderstand the most basic, incontrovertible aspects of reality.  Logic cannot be subjective; as a result, nothing about metaphysics is subjective and no one is hopelessly lost in abysmal subjectivity.  Indeed, there can only be such a thing as subjectivity because objectivity exists, and objectivity grounded in reason is the one thing that enables a person to even know what subjectivity is.


[1].  https://thechristianrationalist.blogspot.com/2017/12/metaphysics-and-absolute-certainty.html

[2].  https://thechristianrationalist.blogspot.com/2018/02/not-everything-can-be-illusion.html