Last Question

Is it possible to be "truly" objective? I put truly in quotes because truth is a concept subject to interpretation. Now let's just say, for the sake of argument, that we're talking about being metaphysically objective, that which exists beyond the human mind and experience. Do scientific and/or mathematical laws and theories have a form outside our capabilities of perceiving them or do they only exists when we're being objective in an epistemic sense, that which holds a value of truth by public methods(i.e. Scientific Method?) On the other hand, is "true" objectivity measured by the degrees to how inter-subjective we are? Essentially I'm asking, is it possible to acknowledge and convey "what is" without shaping it to our methods and cultures of thinking? Or is our only way of acknowledging "what is" is by subjecting it to our methods? Does that in any way contaminate our results?

Monthly Connection March - Cosmo

The issue I would like to talk about this mouth would be that of pertaining to the Cosmo magazines in class. We say that is what we teach our girls to be nowadays pretty and perfect sex dolls. And quite frankly that is what we encourage ie. popular media such as Rock of Love. We even put high standards for skankyness that these skanks can’t live up to. I mean realistically only 2% of all skanks will ride in a limousine.

Link -- Are Reality Shows Setting Unrealistic Standards (YouTube) --

Anyway, our class both Male and Female denied that is what men want, extreme levels of skankyness. However I highly doubt that is the case with the general populous. Like in the societies of The Awakening and Virginia Wolfe. Thier men wanted docile women like we want our women to be open to sex. I’m sure the guys know what I mean when I say we know people who keep cherry score cards. It’s an easy topic to get a joke out of but I don’t endorse that kind of behavior.

I wonder sometimes how long it would take us being on a stranded island till our societal morals broke down. Especially in a class where we debate right and wrong. We ultimately always come to the conclusion that there is no right or wrong, just point of view. So I guess Cosmo is the outcome of selfish desires in a world of neither right or wrong.

February Monthly Connection - Edna's Justification

Although it’s not uncommon to hear today but the divorce rate is fairly high in the United States. According to a 2005 US census 3.7/10 married couples are divorced. Round that to 4 and nearly half of all married couples divorce. These divorces have negatives effect emotional and financially. The most common reasons for divorce are communication breakdowns, emotional abuse, and financial issues. So who’s to blame? In my opinion, both parties.

In class we’ve read several stories where wives were unhappy in their marriages. Most recent is “The Awakening” the story of Edna’s “awakening”. Edna sought a sort of freedom that wasn’t there to begin with. Her intentions are highly controversial; however there might be a logical explanation for her behavior. Studies of human behavior show that spouses will lose interest in each other from “boredom” after seven years. For Edna this would make sense. Edna seemed to love Robert because to her he was a “new experience”. She became unsatisfied with her current husband.

Whether you believe that Edna was just some victim of circumstance, of her husband, or society I feel that Enda still carries some blame for her interloping. She is not completely justified in leaving her family by either affair or suicide. I think that everyone has choice, whether they felt that they where forced into marriage or were young and foolish. No one but yourself said “I do”. I myself am familiar with divorce and separation for my parents where divorced. I know that people who become unsatisfied in a relationship are just living their life, but the after effects to those people close are very devastating. And to just say that Edna was completely justified to kill herself or that she was glorified in doing so is just wrong.

January Monthly Connection - Soul Mates

Out of all the literature we’ve read, the most common theme presented is the idea of a soul mate. If you think about it, nearly any book, movie, or multi-media presentation has some sort of love/mate side plot. So the idea of a “soul mate” is not just a concept like “the utopia” created by intuitive fictional writers. It has some basis in human culture. If we take a look at histories magnum opus, the Bible. It is said that Adam was incomplete until his wife Eve (or Lilith for you Kabbalah occultists) came into being. Which we could conclude that if we our descendants of Adam, then we too yearn for that relationship with our insignificant other. Which no one can deny that they have not had that desire at one point in their life.

It is because we have this desire for a soul mate that people create works of art and literature about it. If this weren’t the case then sex wouldn’t sell. This is seen the most in modern day works such as “The Notebook”, “Twilight”, and for those would recognize this reference “The Place Promised in Our Early Days”. So the sole mate relationship troubles of “Wuthering Heights” and “The Scarlet” are not just ungrounded creative writing. They come from the human experience.

Now whether someone can really find their soul mate I believe is very subjective, and rarely does it ever happen to very lucky people. However I believe that you make things what you want them. Fate may play a part in, but for the most part I believe “sole mates” are the perfect Adam and Eve union of two people that truly understand each other.

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