Objectives

Well it's been quite a while since my last post but at least I'm still posting. I think this way suits me better. Rather than keep a schedule of when to post, I think I'll just do it when I feel like it. This only works because of the guilt I have from not posting. And now that I have a nice logo, I think I'll definitely keep coming back. But not often.

This will be the first and probably only time that I will post something that I haven't been thinking about all that much. But since I claimed I would continue from where I left off last time I posted, I must keep the promise. And it's not like my basic theories on life ever stray far from my mind.

I am fascinated by objectivity to the point of obsession. Or at least I want to be. The entire concept seems so perfect and reachable until its flaws are pointed out. And the flaws are immense. I haven't read much on objective thought or theory and maybe I'm misinterpreting the word, but it'll have to do until I find a better word. Which is kind or ironic--maybe. I think, or I'd like to think, that many philosophers also have a serious problem with objectivity. And while my thoughts, with no formal training and misuse of the most important words, will never achieve what these philosophers achieve, I must write them down and keep track of them. For fear of insanity and depression.

I will now try to limit my use of the phrase "I think." These are my thoughts, of course I think them. The end product may end up sound incredibly opinionated, but that feeling will subside.

Perhaps when I say objectivity I mean objective truth. Objectivity is not that hard to obtain, depending on the definition you choose, but objective truth is nearly impossible. Or maybe it's not. My definition for objective truth is a universal truth that every single person can agree with. There does not seem to be any issue where this is applicable, and therefore objective truth does not exist.

But that does that mean it's not worth exploring. This is where my personal belief comes in. I believe that I, not everyone, must search for objective truth. It is a responsibility that I have assigned to myself and expect no one else to follow. This assignment is not a result of what I believe to be right, but merely a result of my personality. I've never been very opinionated myself but I've been fascinated with the opinions of others. And once again I must bring up my definition of objectivity. To me, objectivity is not about having a right answer and enforcing it but instead it should be akin to finding a right answer by embracing all answers.

I've already said that objective truth is impossible. It does not exist in this world. There are no universal answers. But there are still answers, and all of them are important. So, I have destined myself to go in search of answers. But not in the traditional sense of finding one answer for a multitude of questions but finding a multitude of answers for one question. And by finding all of these answers, I believe I can form a make-shift objectivity about the issue pertaining to the question and answers. Doing this for a multitude of questions, as mentioned before, would give me a few objective truths, however false and far from reality they may be.

This is by no means simple. I will not make myself some philosopher who is obsessed with finding answers. In the grand scheme of things, I am a college student seeking acceptance to medical school. Throwing around such impractical pursuits and claiming them as my goals is somewhat silly. Therefore, I understand that nothing could come of this pursuit for objectivity. But I think living my life by the pursuit is good enough. And I've always been a daydreamer so intoxicating myself with delusions of grandeur is by no means new to me.

Well, I think that's about it for objectivity. As will always be the case with the blog, anything I leave out will be on the next entry. Speaking of which, although my previous entry said I would talk about balance and superpowers, I believe this entry is too long to delve into them. Both will probably be able to fit in the next entry along with any other loose scraps.

I really did not imagine planning my entries out before they are posted. I was supposed to be struck by some awesome thought that compelled me to write about it. But it seems I have already condemned myself to having formulaic first three entries. A good foundation for my thoughts and beliefs as I know them today is probably for the best, however.

One more thing, the title of this entry is a reference to the fascination I have with the meaning of the word objective. As mentioned, I'm not entirely sure of the meaning and instead am using the word to fit my own meaning. But my objective is to be objective. That phrase still makes me smile.