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%BEING OBJECTIVE PEOPLE 821215
People who do not perceive elements, parts, of
reality as objects are often regarded as failing to be
objective, failing to live up to a cultural ideal. In a
culture which idolizes objectivity such people are not
perceived as perceiving reality in any meaningful way;
they are perceived as viewing reality in a biased personal
way which means that their perceptions are to be regarded
as meaningless. Meaning is not associated with personal
perception, but with treating elements, parts, of
reality in exclusively objective ways. Such treatment
reduces persons to the status of objects, and deprives
them of any meaning which transcends that of inanimate
objects.
An ultimate cultural commitment to objectivity leads
people to treat each other as meaningless objects. To
always be objective means that one must not show or feel
emotion, even in intimate personal relationships. People
who commit themselves to objectivity as a value which
transcends all other values, cannot with integrity
participate in meaningful inter-personal dialogue which
includes emotional openness and honesty. To be consistent
they must inhibit their awareness of their own and of
others feelings, desires, fears, etc. Consistency is
supportive of objectivity and to be fully in the service
of objectivity as the ultimate value, they must be
consistent.
Counting, measurement, quantification, and
computation serve objectivity well. It is much easier to
obtain communal agreement regarding such quantitative
descriptions of reality than it is to obtain communal
agreement regarding non-quantitative descriptions. People
who are ultimately dedicated to objectification of reality
thus make much use of counting, measurements, and
computations. Perceptions which cannot be so described
are regarded as meaningless.
The worship of objectivity as a god in these ways
promotes alienation, frustration, and ultimately violent
expressions of such alienation and frustration. People
who are totally objective are not free to find personal
meaning in life, and so tend not to respect life. They
tend towards violence and the technologies of objective
violence, as well as towards psychological violence.
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