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There is no thing such as a wrong opinion.

An opinion is not a factual statement and thus cannot be right or wrong. It is a subjective view of the personal perception.

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Alyosha · 36-40, M

That limits what is "opinion" to like nothing meaningful.

ElwoodBlues · M

Suppose my opinion is that the Earth is flat. That's certainly an opinion that contradicts all the known facts and evidence. I don't think it's a mistake to call such an opinion wrong.

Another case: suppose I start spreading an opinion that garlic cures all cancer. Suppose I convince hundreds of people to eschew known effective cancer treatments and use my garlic cure instead. Not only is the garlic opinion wrong, it's deadly dangerous!! BTW, I knew a woman who had a treatable cancer. She went to Mexico for a multi-month herbal treatment. By the time she returned, her cancer had progressed so much it was no longer treatable. P.S. her opinion killed her.

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Luke73 · 26-30, M

@ElwoodBlues Saying the earth is flat isn't an opinion. It's a statement that can be proven right or wrong.

ElwoodBlues · M

@Luke73 Unfortunately, there are people who will argue with any such evidence spherical Earth and declare it insufficient (another "wrong" opinion).

Luke73 · 26-30, M

@ElwoodBlues If it's an opinion it can't be proven right or wrong. An opinion is like for example, "I don't like tomatoes". You can't objectively prove it right or wrong. Saying the earth is flat, or talking about evidence about it, that's something that can be proven right or wrong and thus isn't an opinion but a (factual) statement.

Likestoenjoylife · 51-55, M

I heard long ago dont tell people how you think but tell them how you feel they cant argue or disagree with feelings.

Bleak · 36-40, F

Opinions may be subjective, but they can still be poorly informed, inconsistent, or based on false assumptions. While opinions aren’t facts, they don’t exist in a vacuum either — they’re often judged by the reasoning and evidence behind them.

bijouxbroussard · F

As you’ve said, an opinion is not a factual statement. And it can certainly be based upon misinformation.

DDonde · 31-35, M

Opinions however can be irrational or unreasonable and not worth much. That is, it's not just "everything goes".

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Luke73 · 26-30, M

@DDonde Then it's not an opinion, it's a factual statement. There is a big difference between those.

DDonde · 31-35, M

@Luke73 Not at all. "Tomatoes are evil and should be banned" is not a factual statement, it's an opinion. "Tomatoes are red" would be a factual statement. Do you see the difference?

Luke73 · 26-30, M

@DDonde I agree that tomatoes are red is a factual statement.

TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 46-50, MVIP

and yet. governments across the globe want to make laws against opinions expressed in public....

Luke73 · 26-30, M

@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout And people fight more and more for freedom of speech too.

Monalisasmith86 · 36-40, F

Are you testing me , it’s no such thing

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