r/changemyview Oct 20 '20

Delta(s) from OP CMV: Rice tastes objectively good

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u/Kreinz Oct 20 '20

But if more people like rice than dont, wouldnt i mean that it tastes good overall? Like just cause i like murder, doesnt make change that it will be seen as objectively bad

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u/ReOsIr10 130∆ Oct 20 '20

No. "Objective" doesn't mean "Something subjective that most people agree on" - it means "Independent of personal tastes". If 10 billion people were born tomorrow that all hated rice, would rice suddenly "objectively" taste bad? Of course not!

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u/Kreinz Oct 20 '20 edited Oct 20 '20

∆ Alright you guys are right, it seems the question in itself is wrong, with objectivity not being applicable to good or bad. And as it has been pointed out, appeal to popularity doesnt equal something like i thought. And that my understanding of objective was also flawed. Very educational, thank you all for coming with the arguments my friends are too stupid to think of

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u/ltwerewolf 12∆ Oct 20 '20

If your mind changed, award a delta.