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Sunday, April 18, 2010

Subjectivity

There are two groups of people. They are the only people who exist on this planet. One group is outside in the open, sitting in a park ground. Another group is sitting in a completely darkened room, watching a day long horror movie. They meet after one day to talk about what happened in the last 24 hours.

First Group in the Park: We were having a good time at the park until it started raining and we had to huddle under a tree for shelter.

Second Group: Rain? There is no evidence of rain. The ground is dry. The sky is clear.

First Group: It did rain. And after that there was a rainbow.

Second Group: We disagree. We did not observe the rain. There was neither rain nor was there a rainbow.

Question: Is existence only possible by the act of observation?

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