Okay, this is my first time posting about a quote of the week so don't be too hard on me. :/ We were studying this same exact philosophical realm a few weeks ago in my Theory of Knowledge class and I had to write an essay about it. My conclusion was that for some stuff, it's just plain proven that it (the "object") is there, for instance no matter what we
think or anyone says, the Earth still revolves around the Sun and 16 protons in an atom still equals a specific element. For that type of stuff an objective reality does exist. But everything else, like the statement "I am tall", are subjective. So, I think the quote it right, (at least I think I agreed with it, it was a little hard for me to follow) The End.

*~Stephanie

--- Todd Duncan <duncan@scienceintegration.org> wrote:
>
> > There was a time in my life that I would have
> agreed with this statement.
> > Now I would say that it is an assumption that an
> objective reality exists.
> > I do not believe that there is a separation
> between THE objective reality
> > and A physical therapy.
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> >
> >
> > At 08:45 PM 11/25/2000 -0800, you wrote:
> >> "Any serious consideration of a physical theory
> must take into account the
> >> distinction between the objective reality, which
> is independent of any
> >> theory, and the physical concepts with which the
> theory operates. These
> >> concepts are intended to correspond with the
> objective reality, and by means
> >> of these concepts we picture this reality to
> ourselves."
> >>
> >> - Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen (Physical Review,
> 47, 777, 1935)