Thanks for asking! A school of anarchist thought that views reality and natural laws as unjust hierarchies. I seek an end to the belief in objective reality. https://soulism.net/
well, actually my believe is that reality is just a subset of all that is (in german: die Realität ist eine Teilmenge der Wirklichkeit).
the word "real" comes from latin "res" meaning "a thing that can be touched, a thing that is measurable, a thing that can be discussed in court". therefore it brings with it the notion of objectivity. it should be noted that many things are not objective. for example, if a thieve steals your diary, is then caught but cannot reproduce the diary because they lost it; you would only be entitled to the material value of the book (paper, binding) but not the sentimental value of what was inside it; only the physical book is real, not your sentimental value towards it.
anyways, the notion of reality is stabilized by notions of justice and productivity, because both imply a sense of reality. you cannot have justice if an impartial judge cannot objectively determine the value of something; and no factory would be efficient at producing goods if it didn't have a good understanding of physics (which studies reality), i.e. the physics of machinery.
therefore, the notion of reality can only be dropped once we stop seeking productivity and justice, which can only happen once we stop being eager and just give up and let the world rule us, instead of the other way around.
I think we can have law and physics without reality.
We can use the scientific method in a subjective reality, by documenting that these laws hold true given these beliefs. All we're doing is adding belief as one of our controlled (or independent) variables.
physics typically doesn't budge just because you believe it will. at least that's basically everyone's experience with it. but you try anyways, maybe it some day will.
thank you for posting
well for one, how do you define "soulism"? i've heard various definitions
Thanks for asking! A school of anarchist thought that views reality and natural laws as unjust hierarchies. I seek an end to the belief in objective reality. https://soulism.net/
ah i see.
well, actually my believe is that reality is just a subset of all that is (in german: die Realität ist eine Teilmenge der Wirklichkeit).
the word "real" comes from latin "res" meaning "a thing that can be touched, a thing that is measurable, a thing that can be discussed in court". therefore it brings with it the notion of objectivity. it should be noted that many things are not objective. for example, if a thieve steals your diary, is then caught but cannot reproduce the diary because they lost it; you would only be entitled to the material value of the book (paper, binding) but not the sentimental value of what was inside it; only the physical book is real, not your sentimental value towards it.
anyways, the notion of reality is stabilized by notions of justice and productivity, because both imply a sense of reality. you cannot have justice if an impartial judge cannot objectively determine the value of something; and no factory would be efficient at producing goods if it didn't have a good understanding of physics (which studies reality), i.e. the physics of machinery.
therefore, the notion of reality can only be dropped once we stop seeking productivity and justice, which can only happen once we stop being eager and just give up and let the world rule us, instead of the other way around.
I think we can have law and physics without reality.
We can use the scientific method in a subjective reality, by documenting that these laws hold true given these beliefs. All we're doing is adding belief as one of our controlled (or independent) variables.
uhm good luck with that
physics typically doesn't budge just because you believe it will. at least that's basically everyone's experience with it. but you try anyways, maybe it some day will.