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There is no such thing as pure objective observation. Henry David Thoreau. Comments?

Your observation, to be interesting, i.e., to be significant, must be subjective.

Both sentences from HDT's Observation

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  • 2 decades ago
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    There is no such thing as objective. objective means which is constant & not change ever. while subjective means which changes with situations & circumstances. as of today there is no such thing as constant & based on some fullfilment of conditions which are themselves based on on some other factore & conditions.

    the best way to undestand is to think of one thing about which you know its end or say there comes no further question to it.

    i read somewhere a person quoting " there is no such thing as unbiased news whatever is said gets baised".

    have you ever heard story of six blind men touching an elephant & deriving different objects.

    hope it gives some idea.

    bye & best of luck.

    Source(s): thoughts & not aware of source of them.
  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Only Henry David Thoreau would know what Henry David Thoreau saw just before he died and he's dead so good luck trying to get an answer outa him...

  • 2 decades ago

    Mathematic calculation is the only pure objective observation. After all, we are all, despite our technological and artistic advances, a race of self-destructive savages, bent on the slaking of our own desires at every turn.

  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    Pure - from the heart; objective - seeing more than one way; observation - seeing is believing!

    Source(s): Pattiwhack
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  • 2 decades ago

    exactly. there is no way to observe without casting judgment. you see the world thru your own morals and thats that. you can't have pure science.

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