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Old April 25th, 2008, 06:48 PM   #2 (permalink)
Silver Incubus
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Well to be honest I really do think that processes like objective and subjective have their roles and really are just tools. In terms of psychology, I feel that objective thoughts and views are from a dissociated frame whereas subjective is in person(Ie you see through your eyes, feeling your emotions, hearing things from your actual position). For instance, to be objective in your relationship with your boyfriend/girlfriend is almost pointless. You will not have the same passion because your feelings will be set aside. Now what can be useful for dissociation(aka a third party view of things) is that you have the ability to see the facts and are able to make a more rational decision, which can be both beneficial or a problem depending on the situation. An example of that could be, it may be rational to let X die, but when you are emotionally involved then letting X die is not an option. Like population control, some people think it is a good idea to kill masses of people, but not them or anyone they know. Being subjective and smelling a flower is an experience whereas dissociation would be the rational explanation of the sense of olfactory mechanisms sending chemical responses to your brain.

Imagine observing yourself in a rollercoaster. What does that feel like? Probably not a very strong feeling. Now if you were to imagine being in the rollercoaster seeing from your own perspective you will have a much stronger sense of feeling.

So they are both useful tools depending on what the desired outcome is. Just remember that emotions are just as important as logic, that is why we have both.
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