Opinions are like ...
- Thread starter JuleZ '02 HEEL
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Interesting article. Several good points, but this part stuck in my craw (emphasis mine):
In other words, you can form an opinion in a bubble, and for the first couple of decades of our lives we all do. However, eventually you are going to venture out into the world and find that what you thought was an informed opinion was actually just a tiny thought based on little data and your feelings. Many, many, many of your opinions will turn out to be uninformed or just flat out wrong. No, the fact that you believed it doesn’t make it any more valid or worthwhile, and nobody owes your viewpoint any respect simply because it is yours.
He basically just described the life perspective of 99% of human beings. What are our opinions if not "a tiny thought based on little data and [our] feelings?" Of the literally millions of topics that can be discussed and debated, our personal knowledge is bound to be just a small segment of all the possible knowledge about that topic. How does one define "little" data? When does it become "enough" data to form a so-called informed opinion?
In other words, you can form an opinion in a bubble, and for the first couple of decades of our lives we all do. However, eventually you are going to venture out into the world and find that what you thought was an informed opinion was actually just a tiny thought based on little data and your feelings. Many, many, many of your opinions will turn out to be uninformed or just flat out wrong. No, the fact that you believed it doesn’t make it any more valid or worthwhile, and nobody owes your viewpoint any respect simply because it is yours.
He basically just described the life perspective of 99% of human beings. What are our opinions if not "a tiny thought based on little data and [our] feelings?" Of the literally millions of topics that can be discussed and debated, our personal knowledge is bound to be just a small segment of all the possible knowledge about that topic. How does one define "little" data? When does it become "enough" data to form a so-called informed opinion?
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