Are All Opinions Equally Valid?
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Yes, all opinions are valid. But that's just my opinion.
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I like the part that went something like
Of course scientists know they do not know everything, otherwise they'd stop.
And of course the line "put them in the f***ing sack"
Edit: Of course all opinions are not equally valid - my opinion matters more to me than
anybody else's opinion. But wait, just because it matters more does not mean it is more valid. . .
Of course scientists know they do not know everything, otherwise they'd stop.
And of course the line "put them in the f***ing sack"
Edit: Of course all opinions are not equally valid - my opinion matters more to me than
anybody else's opinion. But wait, just because it matters more does not mean it is more valid. . .
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No. Not even close.
No. Not even close.
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Everybody gets to have an opinion. But I don't have to pay much attention to uninformed, illogical, or unsubstantiated opinions.
Just because you CAN have an opinion about a topic doesn't mean you SHOULD just for no other reason than you can.
The notion that all opinions are equally valid is ridiculous, and flies in the face of objectivity.
Everybody gets to have an opinion. But I don't have to pay much attention to uninformed, illogical, or unsubstantiated opinions.
Just because you CAN have an opinion about a topic doesn't mean you SHOULD just for no other reason than you can.
The notion that all opinions are equally valid is ridiculous, and flies in the face of objectivity.
Well, we all have opinions, but if you want to see some examples of people who belong in the bag to be whacked about a bit, you might consider the folks over at PS Audio for their audiophile fuses, Michael Green for his wooden tuning blocks, that guy pimping the Magic Pebbles, and the CD and Vinyl Demagnetizer folks for starters.
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Where did I say that some don't get to have an opinion?
Where did I say that some don't get to have an opinion?
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Wait .... You mean .... OMG!
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Wait .... You mean .... OMG!
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You sure like to argue with Ugly1.
Is that an opinion or a fact? Your choice.
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You sure like to argue with Ugly1.
Is that an opinion or a fact? Your choice.
Agreed.
Herein lies my problem. To reword my question: How is it known who should hold opinions and who shouldn't?
I disagree. Since an opinion is merely a hypothesis, and should be presented as such, by definition can't be valid or invalid it just is. It may turn out to be proven right or wrong using the scientific method but that is different in my opinion. An objective searcher for truth would test all possibilities without prejudice. To go into an objective evaluation with opinions of the hypothesis being tested ruins objectivity. How can objective science ever move beyond existing limits without forming hypothesis that challenge existing theory? My opinion is that someone needs to come up with opinions about how things work that are different from conventional wisdom then test whether it is right or wrong.
Agreed.
Herein lies my problem. To reword my question: How is it known who should hold opinions and who shouldn't?
I disagree. Since an opinion is merely a hypothesis, and should be presented as such, by definition can't be valid or invalid it just is. It may turn out to be proven right or wrong using the scientific method but that is different in my opinion. An objective searcher for truth would test all possibilities without prejudice. To go into an objective evaluation with opinions of the hypothesis being tested ruins objectivity. How can objective science ever move beyond existing limits without forming hypothesis that challenge existing theory? My opinion is that someone needs to come up with opinions about how things work that are different from conventional wisdom then test whether it is right or wrong.
I don't think you had to say those exact words for me to have become confused by your assertion. Maybe I asked the wrong thing but it was a result of my not understanding why you said that.
IMO since an opinion is what someone thinks, right or wrong, to say that an opinion is invalid suggests what someone thinks about a given subject isn't their opinion. This doesn't even make sense to me.
I don't think you had to say those exact words for me to have become confused by your assertion. Maybe I asked the wrong thing but it was a result of my not understanding why you said that.
IMO since an opinion is what someone thinks, right or wrong, to say that an opinion is invalid suggests what someone thinks about a given subject isn't their opinion. This doesn't even make sense to me.
Ask who, God? Nobody knows everything and the world is full of pretenders who would try and convince otherwise.
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Being informed isn't the same thing as knowing everything. If it is what are you doing here debating? Do you know everything?
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Ask who, God? Nobody knows everything and the world is full of pretenders who would try and convince otherwise.
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Being informed isn't the same thing as knowing everything. If it is what are you doing here debating? Do you know everything?
Edit 2: oh yeah alost forgot....
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