What is 'Real'? How Our Brain Differentiates Between Reality and Fantasy, March 23rd, 2009, By Lisa Zyga "Perhaps the greatest significance of the study is that it has enabled us to get a step closer to understanding what 'realness' captures," Abraham told PhysOrg.com. "The categorical distinction between reality and fiction that we employ in daily life appears to be too simplistic and non-representative of our phenomenological experience. The term 'real' in itself does not have much explanatory power, as it means only that something objectively exists." www.physorg.com/news157029052.html
What is a subjectivist? Many good definitions can be found on the internet. By calling myself a subjectivist I assert the following: - Reality consists of contemporary truths, only, and there is no underlying state of realness except as an idea.
- For each definition, or name given a thing, a human being thought of it and made that contribution to society at some time in history.
- Realism is idealism.
- Things persist through time as abstract ideas as we maintain and support them.
- All decisions and opinions are subjective without exception, though some are more justifiable than others.
- I am a human being who uses my mind as any other human being.
- The nominalist viewpoint presented by William of Ockham is worthwhile.
- Arguments based on reality are not the same as arguments based on logic.
To have other items considered for this list send them to points(at)subjectivist.org. Future writings or blog entries will include: - Is our so-called "spiritual nature" just a reflection of our intellectual nature and a best attempt to explain it?
- If things are not "real", then what are they? How can things that exist be described without a facility of realness?
- Plato gave us realism. The Romans called Plato's view "rationalism". Religion and rationalism are one in the same. The Age of Rationalism will be discussed from Plato through Descartes.
- Why is subjectivism more than solipsism?
- What does subjectivism have in common with existentialism?
- How does intersubjective compare to objective?
- Significance: what exists is what we think is significant.
- We create structure out of randomness by maintaining rigid abstract ideas.
Contributions and ideas for future topics would be appreciated. Send them to contribute(at)subjectivist.org. | 
