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Originally Posted by tecoyah
There are a few instances where ....experience in a subject become a requirement for learned opinion to be used, and in my personal opinion this is one of them.
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Sure, learned opinion. I never said anyone's opinions were wrong or that they weren't entitled to them. I said using emotion-based opinions
as arguments was invalid, because it is. Whether or not personal experience has skewed your perspective on the matter is besides the point of whether or not it is the right choice for
someone else to make. The "learned opinions" formed in this case are little more than shifts in perspective, or swift kicks in the gut that forcibly alter your reality.
All the experience and learned opinion in the world don't add up to a valid argument when the topic is whether or not someone should do something they've never wanted to do before. This is most especially true when the experience and knowledge is all emotion-based. There are actual, real, fact-based reasons to NOT have a child. There are no reasons to have a child that aren't based on either selfishness or emotion- and you should not be trying to convince someone of something based on YOUR emotional feelings about it.
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The negativity you project is likely an issue best dealt with elsewhere if only to avoid tarnishing an otherwise useful discussion to the OP.
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As with any pro-con discussion, each side will see positives and negatives based on their own interests. I'm sorry that all you see from an opposing opinion is negativity.