curiousnewbie

I think I flagged your post by accident. Sorry

No, but it would make sense to state that it is universally true that observers view events differently.

When I say universal, I am referring to that which is. Sort of like how the world would look if you were a god.

"The objective/subjective distinction doesn't have anything to do with universality" Is this objectively true?

Is that objectively true?

Well for something to be objectively true it would have to be true for universally, wouldn't it?

I get what you're trying to get at, but I think this is a very weak analogy.

Would adding the caveat of 'there is no objective truth, except for this statement' be non-contradictory?

You are correct, what I worded was different to what OP actually said. I did that out of sheer laziness, will edit it.

I'll leave this alone then, It seems as though it has just as much to do with semantics as it does logic.

Do you make a distinction between truth and objective truth, or do you treat them as one?

So then why would you claim something you didn't believe?

So would that mean that the statement itself is not objectively true?

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So if is either false or contradictory then to state 'there is no objective truth'?

If they didn't believe in objective truth then they could not possibly believe in the veracity of their own statement.

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