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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
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In fact the very idea that someone can have an opinion in total ignorance is completely fair game.
If you wish to find "back up" documentation, that's up to you, someone is entitled to just post their opinion on it's face without the burden of always having to say or prove why their opinion exists.
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And there it is folks....serously. Cyn just placed in context the issues underlying the divide in this political forum.
EVERYONE has an opinion:
o·pin·ion Audio pronunciation of "opinion" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (-pnyn)
n.
1. A belief or conclusion held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof: “The world is not run by thought, nor by imagination, but by opinion” (Elizabeth Drew).
2. A judgment based on special knowledge and given by an expert: a medical opinion.
3. A judgment or estimation of the merit of a person or thing: has a low opinion of braggarts.
4. The prevailing view: public opinion.
5. Law. A formal statement by a court or other adjudicative body of the legal reasons and principles for the conclusions of the court.
The problems arise when one decides to accept it as fact.....I try very hard to portray my opinion as just that.....opinion. If needed we should all just add the disclaimer
(the above is only opinion, any resemblance to actual fact is unimplied, and found only in the mind of the reader)
to remedy the Bias found in any political discussion.....one can hope this is not required in a forum meant for Adults.