Subjective claim
Hello Rabbi
I saw that you talk a lot and write in your book about the disadvantage of a subjective claim.
I wanted to ask if there is a fact that cannot be verified (all crows in the world are black), is it possible to make a subjective claim?
In cases where the truth is clearer, such as there are crows, I see the weakness in a subjective claim, but in cases where it is impossible to verify in any case, what is the disadvantage of a subjective claim? After all, in such a case, both an objective claim and a subjective claim cannot be compared and verified.
Thank you very much!
I didn’t understand the question. I suggest you give an example.
For example, claiming that all crows are black is a claim that cannot be verified.
You can make an objective claim (all crows that return because we have seen them so far, etc.)
And you can make a subjective claim (I feel that there are white crows)
Both claims cannot be verified or disproven
So my question is, in such a case (when it comes to a factual claim that cannot be verified) can a subjective claim be used?
And it follows that the question of whether there is a God is a factual question that in the end cannot really be proven, would it also be possible to use a subjective claim then?
Thank you very much
The claim “I feel” is not clear to me. Do you mean that it seems intuitive to me? So it is a normal factual claim (because intuition is a type of observation of the world). If you are talking about a subjective feeling then it has no meaning (what do I care how and what you feel as far as factual truth is concerned?). Even if there is no other way to deal with it then there is no way. This does not make groundless claims. When there is no empirical way to deal with X, can I say what I want about X? Can I claim that because the cloud above me is white, therefore X? The fact that there is no alternative does not make a bad alternative.
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