BitaTruble
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ORIGINAL: TreSwank What makes YOUR opinions more valid than everybody else's two-cents? Come on................EVERYBODY thinks that they're smarter than the next Joe Shmoe - so now it's your chance to let Mr. John Q. Public know WHY. There are opinions which are intuitive and there are opinions which are reasoned. Reasoned opinions are more valid than intuitive opinions even if those opinions happen to be the same. Opinions are nothing more than unproven beliefs, but if your belief is based on objective logic rather than subjective feeling you can make a much stronger case for your opinion. If I set forth an opinion on any subject, it's going to be because I have formed that opinion based on objective, logical reasoning even though, by definition, the opinion can't be proven as a base truth .. (which would turn it from opinion to fact) and will be able to answer 'why' I've formed that opinion and point to the specific factors which formed the basis of my opinion. "I'm right, you're wrong because I said so" just doesn't cut it. "My opinion formed because ABC took place, XYZ is common knowledge and I have personal knowledge of LMNOP" is a much more reasoned, logical response to a question of opinion and, it's my opinion, that such reasoning is more valid as a basis to opine on a given subject rather than a 'feeling'. My opinions tend to be formed based on reason and logic, hence, they are more more valid than the average Joe Schmoe who bases his opinions on feeling and/or intuition. That said, I also have an amazingly accurate 'gut' instinct, so I have a reasoned and logical basis for my opinions AND the naturally, amazing gut instincts to go along with them. In other words, I am the whole package and as such, everyone should listen to me. Now, because we are speaking of opinions here and not facts, I will not claim to be right 100% of the time, but 99.6% (+/- .03%) should be good enough for anyone. That, of course, is just my opinion. ::chuckles:: Celeste
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"Oh, so it's just like Rock, paper, scissors." He laughed. "You are the wisest woman I know."
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