On several occasions my wife has asked me a question in which I have no definitive answer or scientific opinion. For example, my wife will ask me something like, "do you think the covid-19 virus was engineered in a Wuhan Lab?"
My answer will be something along the lines of: "I don't know. From the information I've read, I would say no because it doesn't have properties of an engineered virus, but I don't trust China, neither do I trust the US's intelligence agencies, so I don't know."
Then my wife will say: "I didn't ask you what you knew. I asked you what do you think."
My response: "I told you my thoughts. What else do you want me to say?"
Wife: "So, you can't tell me your opinion. You don't have an opinion as to whether or not the virus was engineered?"
Me: "I am telling you my opinion, but I can't give a definitive answer as to whether or not the virus was engineered because I don't know."
Wife: "But you can give me your opinion. I asked for your opinion."
Me: "I gave you my opinion."
Wife: ""I don't know" is not an opinion."
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That sounds like me during PMS brain time. That brain would tell you that she's right.
The non hormonal-sane brain of mine says.. You gave your thoughts, you gave your opinion and then gave the reason [b]why[/b] you have that opinion (thought).
"From the information I've read, I would say no..."