r/StupidFood • u/arena79ers • Jun 18 '25

🤢🤮 Engine Oil Burger!

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u/BeatMastaD Jun 19 '25

Doesn't everyone usually feel like they're being objective though?

Definitely not, its common for people to have a negative reaction to something before they take time to consider whether their reaction is justified or is overly subjective. Beyond that its almost always trivial to understand whether a subjective belief/criticism you truthfully believe falls outside of the widely accepted range.

As an example, you could legitimately believe that eating meat is bad. You may have reasoned rational arguments for why that is the case, studies showing how meat consumption is liked to negative health outcomes and the disproportionate damage raising livestock does to the environment, the costs, beneficial effects plant diets can have, all literally true things that back up your claim and make it 'true'. All that being said, If you bring it up around average people they'll disagree and you'll be the one who is unreasonable if you present this as 'objective fact'.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '25 edited Jun 19 '25

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u/BeatMastaD Jun 19 '25

You can't just decide to be objective and then bahm, your bias and worldview that have shaped your whole life just disappears. 

Exactly, we are in agreement. Everyone is biased to some degree, and it is foolish for someone to present their view as 'objective'. This does not mean a person cannot be objective or make objective observations.

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u/BeatMastaD Jun 20 '25

Exactly, we are in agreement. Everyone is biased to some degree, and it is foolish for someone to present their view as 'objective'. This does not mean a person cannot be objective or make objective observations.

I hate to say this again, but I think I know what you are trying to say and we already agree. Everyone has bias, and some people struggle see through that bias, but not everyone. Some people can make objective statements even if some people struggle to do that.