There is a common perception problem in humans that seems to be getting worse.
That problem is believing one's opinion is "objective reality".
In other words, believing that a pretty flower is pretty, period, like it's a fact. Water is liquid, that flower is pretty... When something is "pretty" or "not pretty", it's a personal opinion, not FACT. You could think roses are beautiful, someone else could think they're boring, blase, weird. Neither is "right", because that is not what a FACT is. The rose is a flower, that's a fact. The rose is red, or yellow, or white. Those are not opinions, those are facts. The rose is beautiful is NOT a fact, it's an opinion.
Just like chocolate; some people love it, some people could care less, some people don't like it. Because chocolate is not YUMMY as a FACT, it's YUMMY ONLY to people who find it yummy.
The woman who everyone keeps saying is beautiful is not objectively beautiful; she herself might even find herself unattractive. There are many, many people who will not find her attractive, and there will be many who think she's downright ugly or weird looking. So, being envious of her is just dumb. Same with men. Same with EVERYTHING. The jacket that guy is wearing is "awful" to YOU, but not to EVERYONE. It's not a FACT, it's your personal opinion, that's it. His hair is horrible to you, to someone else it's very attractive. The song you hate is loved by others, the song you love is ignored by many because they don't LIKE it. The singer you think sounds like a dying cat is awful TO YOU, it's your opinion, someone else obviously loves the sound of that singer's voice or they wouldn't be on the radio. It's resonating with someone, just like your favorite singer resonates with you.
BOUNDARIES and DISCERNMENT, two things essential for intelligent Civilization that seem to have been systematically destroyed by ignorance.
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That problem is believing one's opinion is "objective reality".
In other words, believing that a pretty flower is pretty, period, like it's a fact. Water is liquid, that flower is pretty... When something is "pretty" or "not pretty", it's a personal opinion, not FACT. You could think roses are beautiful, someone else could think they're boring, blase, weird. Neither is "right", because that is not what a FACT is. The rose is a flower, that's a fact. The rose is red, or yellow, or white. Those are not opinions, those are facts. The rose is beautiful is NOT a fact, it's an opinion.
Just like chocolate; some people love it, some people could care less, some people don't like it. Because chocolate is not YUMMY as a FACT, it's YUMMY ONLY to people who find it yummy.
The woman who everyone keeps saying is beautiful is not objectively beautiful; she herself might even find herself unattractive. There are many, many people who will not find her attractive, and there will be many who think she's downright ugly or weird looking. So, being envious of her is just dumb. Same with men. Same with EVERYTHING. The jacket that guy is wearing is "awful" to YOU, but not to EVERYONE. It's not a FACT, it's your personal opinion, that's it. His hair is horrible to you, to someone else it's very attractive. The song you hate is loved by others, the song you love is ignored by many because they don't LIKE it. The singer you think sounds like a dying cat is awful TO YOU, it's your opinion, someone else obviously loves the sound of that singer's voice or they wouldn't be on the radio. It's resonating with someone, just like your favorite singer resonates with you.
BOUNDARIES and DISCERNMENT, two things essential for intelligent Civilization that seem to have been systematically destroyed by ignorance.
