Benjamin Cain
Aug 10, 2022

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Those are all relevant distinctions, but the question is whether "E=mc2" is objectively true, or whether even that statement is marred by all-too human conceptions of energy, matter, and light. Truth is expressed with symbols, and symbols are generalizations, models, maps, simplifications, idealizations, distortions, and so on. That's where the subjectivity enters, and we no longer have purely objective knowledge.

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Benjamin Cain
Benjamin Cain

Written by Benjamin Cain

Ph.D. in philosophy / Knowledge condemns. Art redeems. / https://benjamincain.substack.com / https://ko-fi.com/benjamincain / benjamincain8@gmailDOTcom

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