Random Rambles *Quickie*: Bias

The idea of objectivity and subjectivity always gets confused. There was an age where people actually believed everything there was to know about the world could be found using observable facts or raw evidence. Bias is in everything, however, and all of us see the world in a uniquely different way. Bias can't be gotten rid of entirely though many do try to avoid bias in their tone. Objectivity is impossible yet we have this fantastical notion that one can actually be completely adherent to the facts and the facts alone.

Every single sentence has a bias. If one person says a statement, then another person in the world will have a different opinion. Even what I'm saying could be irrelevant to your opinion. In this way everyone can't avoid having bias in their lives. Bias is what makes us human. We can't get rid of our emotion from what we are observing and that tints our vision to see what we want to see. In a sense, even the most innocuous of phrases can be another opportunity for opinion to seep through. In fact, our view of objectivity itself is biased as well since objectivity could take on a plethora of meanings. Our view of subjectivity is likewise the same which confuses the mind as the spectrum is different for each person. Ordinarily we can tell when some statement is an opinion or if it is adherent to the facts yet we can't be entirely sure because of the air of uncertainty that surrounds our view of the statement in question.

At the end of the day, it really doesn't matter whether or not there is bias. As long as we acknowledge that bias will always exist, we can hopefully decipher each other's words through the veil of tone. Bias only serves to diversify us even further and we can never hope to be completely objective without forsaking emotion entirely. Opinions are what makes us human.