On Monday my group presented Kierkegaard’s “Truth is Subjectivity”. Kierkegaard’s main focus was achieving passionate commitment with God. Since God is a subject and not an object, we can only think of him in a subjective way. This subjectivity is what Kierkegaard was talking about; taking a leap of faith. We touched on subjective truth and objective uncertainty, but I don’t think that it was discussed enough, or the link between them wasn’t discussed. To find passion, or subjective truth, objective uncertainty is necessary. Being unsure of the objective truth sparks desire to question it. If you search for the truth passionately, you come to a personal choice on the matter. This choice is yours alone and it is the subjective truth. Based on the question, “How should I live,” the Kierkegaardian answer would be: live your life by what drives you passionately, and utilize that passion to search for the answers that give meaning to you. A question to consider is in what sense is believing in God necessarily irrational? Believing in God without passion is irrational. This is probably a typical Christian who attends church every Sunday morning at 9 am, never reads through his bible, holds onto his faith loosely, and does not spread the message of God. This is just as bad as believing in God based solely on objective facts. Being in the same routine, not having that connection with God is like being a mechanical robot, emotionless with no inwardness. It might not be a bad thing in the eyes of that person, but they are robbing themselves of the close connection of God. The purpose of passionately seeking the truth of God is to put one at ease with the world and with their mind. It can be seen as seeking nirvana in God. Nirvana will never be reached, but it is the approach that matters.