Is reality subjective?

On this subject, Bertrand Russell and W.V.O. Quine are the best sources. Humans are physical objects in a physical world. We've evolved sense receptors that, when stimulated, have allowed us to develop a theory of the world that works well enough for us to be talking on the internet right now. That suggests that reality is objective: that our theories accurately predict how reality works. If you see a raccoon when you look at what I call a rabbit, and a rabbit when you look at what I call a raccoon, what does it matter as long as we can both agree when we point at that creature and use the word 'rabbit'? If it's subjective, it's at least intersubjective, since we do tend to agree on what we see. If I pointed at a rabbit and said 'Rabbit' you'd say 'Yes, rabbit.'

I think a lot of people are missing the point here. I already know that people will interpret things based on their experiences/beliefs, etc. That's not the point. I'm asking whether two different people can look at something and disagree on what they've seen because they've actually seen two slightly different versions of the same thing.

Reality can not be subjective. Subjective means that there is a degree of opinionated thought into what you think about the tangible thing, which in this case is reality.

For example if two people see the Egyptian Pyramids, the reality is the Egyptian Pyramids. The subjective nature of the Egyptian Pyramids is the thought patterns and processes that a person think of while viewing the reality.

The reality is the Egyptian Pyramids. The subjective nature of the Egyptian Pyramids is what a person thinks about its reality. No one can look at the Egyptian Pyramids and say that it is the Taj Mahal. However the subjectivity is when the person viewing the Egyptian Pyramids think about how did the Egyptians construct such a work or art that is built with so much precision stone by stone. Each person will have an opinion or be subjective but the reality would be the factual accounts of how the structure was built.

Reality can never be subjective because it is not a thing built with a thought process and can not in its state be opinionated or biased. Only people have the ability to think about the reality of a thing as being subjective.

Subjectivity means that there are varied views on the reality of an object or thing. A reality is a fact that can be only one aspect of what is being looked at, subjectivity has no boundaries about the reality or idea for that matter.

The subjective element has many thought processes that go into explaining the reality. Reality cann not be subjective.

In summary, reality is tangible and is one fact, subjective is intangible with many opinions and is not factual.

In contrast to VCreator idea of reality and subjectivity, stimulation from the salt is a reality but the subjectivity is the different taste and sensation that the two people experienced while putting salt on their foods. The reality is that the two people both put salt on their food. The subjectivity is the stimulation or the different opinions that the people had about the resultant taste of their food.

Reality can not be subjective. Reality is objective and is tangible.

To a degree, yes. Now if it is a simple object, like a tree, anyone from any culture can look at it and say - that is a tree. But when you get into something more complex, like a social event, or an election, then each of us is going to interpret that event differently according to our upbringing, life experiences, edcuation, religion, career choices - a miriad of tiny factors that add up into the whole that is us. And while we may agree on certain aspects of the event, there will be aspects on which we will disagree.

quote from Anais Nin:

"We don't see things as they are. We see things as THEY are."

Two people are seated at a table eating a meal prepared by the same cook. One reaches for the salt shaker and sprinkles some salt over his food to which the other expresses surprise and says, "I can't believe you're adding more salt on your plate."

In a case like this, it's obvious that while they're eating from the same pot (perceiving of the same 'object' if you will), these people are having different experiences and that causes them to reach unique conclusions. Even if you advance an argument that either justifies or assails their behavior relative to the amount of salt the cook had in the food, you cannot beat the fact that the first bite they had of the food netted them a different stimulation each. So yes, reality is subjective.