Kylixguru, the longer this argument goes on, the more something becomes more clear. You do not understand the definition of the words "objective" or "empirical".
This seems to be very important to you, as you seem to have confused them for synonyms for "true" and "real".
They are not.
As an English teacher who is more than passingly well-versed in science, I'm getting increasingly frustrated as you further demonstrate your lack of understanding.
In its broadest sense, "empirical" means demonstrable, and can be proven to others.
In the most common applications, "objective" is something that any person can observe. It is something that other people will share the same sensory observations as you do.
By definition, anything emotion-based is NOT objective, but subjective. That does not make it less honest or real. A subjective judgment is merely subject to change depending on who observes it.
The sentence "This experience was empirical and objective to me." would get full marks OFF. It demonstrates that, by the expression itself, you missed the point of both adjectives.
If it can be proven or reproduced for others, a situation is empirical. If a situation can be observed by many people and the same observation will be made by everyone, it is objective.
The reason waitasec brought in the artwork wasn't to show off liberal arts skills. It was to prove a point.
A circle will be round. This is an objective statement. The picture of the lady sitting in a state of undress is arousing is a subjective statement. For some, it might be true. For others, it might be false. It is subjective.
You might have experienced something fantastic, or horrific, or affirming. These are all emotions, so regardless of WHAT the experience was, these feelings are subjective. They were, no doubt, real.
If you experienced, for example, a person's presence, that might have been objective. What it made you feel is subjective, no matter how real it was.
If what you experienced can be proven or reproduced, it may even be empirical.
But nothing can be "objective and empirical for you". If it seemed to be, and only just for you, that is proof-positive that it was neither empirical nor objective, no matter how sincere and real it was.
That isn't an experiential argument; it is an English lesson.
