sleeper;1262592 wrote:Right because a subjective taste in beer is equivalent to an objective review of one of the most prestigious and academic powerhouses in the country. :rolleyes:
The quality of beer is equally objective ... potentially more so. Beer and the process by which it is made can be explained as objective truths. The differences, then, can also be discussed as a matter of objective fact.
It's a lot like automobiles. The difference between a Rabbit and a 350Li is more than just a matter of subjective taste. The mechanics of the 350Li establish it as a superior vehicle. Now, your preference may be for either one. A person may prefer the Rabbit anyway, and that is his prerogative. However, that doesn't change the fact that the Rabbit is an inferior vehicle.
The same can be said of cigars. Everything from the rolling to the tobacco itself to the soil goes into the quality of a cigar. Can the difference between the Phillies at the gas station and a Padron from Cuba be objectively distinguished? Absolutely. Does that mean a person who likes Phillies is "wrong?" Not at all, but the fact that a person has a different preference doesn't change the objective facts surrounding the quality.
Also, I lol'd at "one of the most prestigious and academic powerhouses in the country" for two reasons.
1) "Academic," though an adjective, is not quantifiable. Thus, something cannot be objectively said to be more or less academic, so your sentence doesn't make sense from an objective standpoint. "Prestigious" works, because something that is "more prestigious" can be said to have "more prestige." Something cannot have, to my knowledge, more "academia" or "academy."
2) Since you forgot the other 'L' in the word "illusion" in your signature, I'm going to guess this prestigious academy of higher education didn't teach spelling, assuming you already knew it, probably.
As for the actual claim of objectivity in establishing your alma mater as a "prestigious academic powerhouse" when compared to the rest of the academic institutions in the entire nation, by what criteria do you arrive at your objective conclusion?
If you were referring to Harvard, Princeton, Yale, MIT, Brown, etc., I might have agreed with you. Alas, you weren't.