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Can we get past subjectivity?
To more directly address your concern, while we are limited in our ability to fully convey our experiences to others (e.g. the experience of pain) we do possess the ability to empathize with the stories of others. Movies have moved us to cry, music has elevated us to levels of ecstasy, books have left us speechless, and dance isn’t really my thing…but despite the limits of stories, we should not deny their power. While subjective experiences cannot be conveyed in their entirety, what they do offer is still of importance. [A topic that I may come back to address is that of the ethics of witnessing, specifically, of witnessing the pain of others, and the involvement of empathy, and morality.] Additionally, I believe that there are connections between individuals that we have yet to really grasp (e.g. collective unconscious, possible implications of mirror neurons), and I believe these connections allow a bridge into the subjectivity of others that stories may not be able to accomplish on their own.