To What Extent Does Individual Opinion Matter?
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It sems like a husband's opinion does not matter after marriage.
I read a quote somewhere - "Change the world before you get married. After marriage you may not even get to change the channel on your T.V.!"
I read a quote somewhere - "Change the world before you get married. After marriage you may not even get to change the channel on your T.V.!"
Well! I rememberd that, when I was married, I had to build an additional room to avoid my ex-wife cleaned my desk, removing my messy stuff (know I enjoy my mother does the same, asking me to clean the room I borrow each time I come to vist her).
An opinion:
I want you change the world, because we -sometimes- need some things changed.
J
It sems like a husband's opinion does not matter after marriage.
I read a quote somewhere - "Change the world before you get married. After marriage you may not even get to change the channel on your T.V.!"
I read a quote somewhere - "Change the world before you get married. After marriage you may not even get to change the channel on your T.V.!"
1. The aisle.
2. The altar.
3. Him (her groom).
It's also been said that a woman has the same three things on her mind after her wedding day:
I'LL ALTER HIM!
I'm going to start a new thread, just to prevent this one from getting derailed even more on this subject.
Some facts are relative. Yellow is a good color. That's an opinion, and also a fact for whoever holds the opinion but not necessarily true for everyone . If you don't want to use the word fact there, the word truth suffices in it's place. Though this is just a semantic issue.
Your statement and mine about what an opinion is and how it is to be defined is completely debatable both ways, and actually "provable" both ways by quoting different definitions (Or dictionaries, however you want to phrase it). As I'm sure your aware, there are multiple different definitions for most words in English. Some vary a little from each other, and some vary a lot. I can hunt down a definition that proves my point entirely, you can choose to select a different definition that proves yours entirely. Depends on what wording you prefer to use really so I see it as a pointless debate from a logical perspective.
Most so called facts, are just opinions (I think that's a fact but I'll just say it's my opinion). You and I can both observe the exact same thing and come to entirely different conclusions. Things that have been "proven" as facts for years often turn out to be total hogwash and complete and utter false hoods decades later. Human beings do not dictate what the truth is, though most of us like to think we do. Consensus on a subject and labeling it as a fact does not make it true if it in reality happens to be false, the thing is....most of the time people have no clue that this is the case, that's the only point I was making.
And it's not my definition of opinion. It's just a philosophical thought on the nature of opinion. My train of thought is a little deeper than mere semantics.
. If you don't want to use the word fact there, the word truth suffices in it's place. Though this is just a semantic issue.Your statement and mine about what an opinion is and how it is to be defined is completely debatable both ways, and actually "provable" both ways by quoting different definitions (Or dictionaries, however you want to phrase it). As I'm sure your aware, there are multiple different definitions for most words in English. Some vary a little from each other, and some vary a lot. I can hunt down a definition that proves my point entirely, you can choose to select a different definition that proves yours entirely. Depends on what wording you prefer to use really so I see it as a pointless debate from a logical perspective.
Most so called facts, are just opinions (I think that's a fact but I'll just say it's my opinion). You and I can both observe the exact same thing and come to entirely different conclusions. Things that have been "proven" as facts for years often turn out to be total hogwash and complete and utter false hoods decades later. Human beings do not dictate what the truth is, though most of us like to think we do. Consensus on a subject and labeling it as a fact does not make it true if it in reality happens to be false
, the thing is....most of the time people have no clue that this is the case, that's the only point I was making.And it's not my definition of opinion. It's just a philosophical thought on the nature of opinion. My train of thought is a little deeper than mere semantics.
Is every individual's opinion important? Is every individual's opinion needed? Does every individual's opinion matter? To what extent are they or are they not important or needed?
Peoples' opinions are important/needed/matter in that we learn what people are thinking...and so we can react accordingly.
If most everyone's opinion was that tornadoes are not dangerous, then areas where tornadoes are prevalent would be at risk of high population loss because most wouldn't take cover when tornadoes came through.
In that case, a massive re-education would be needed.
As for the intrinsic value, though, I don't hold all opinions as correct and factual. As with the tornado example, not all opinions are correct or as well formulated. Opinions can be wrong and misguided.
While I respect that everyone has the right to an opinion, I don't respect all opinions, either.
Peoples' opinions are important/needed/matter in that we learn what people are thinking...and so we can react accordingly.
If most everyone's opinion was that tornadoes are not dangerous, then areas where tornadoes are prevalent would be at risk of high population loss because most wouldn't take cover when tornadoes came through.
In that case, a massive re-education would be needed.
As for the intrinsic value, though, I don't hold all opinions as correct and factual. As with the tornado example, not all opinions are correct or as well formulated. Opinions can be wrong and misguided.
While I respect that everyone has the right to an opinion, I don't respect all opinions, either.
As a politician, this thought well "balanced":
You have to listen to the people who have a negative opinion as well as those who have positive opinion. Just to make sure that you are blending all these opinions in your mind before a decision is made.
Carlos Ghosn
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You have to listen to the people who have a negative opinion as well as those who have positive opinion. Just to make sure that you are blending all these opinions in your mind before a decision is made.
Carlos Ghosn
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Here´s another opinion:
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.
Grantland Rice
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.
Grantland Rice
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Here´s a big man opinion:
If we went by the world's definition of who I'm supposed to be because I look weird... 'Well, surely, this guy can't have a productive life, surely, he doesn't have a sense of humor. Surely, he can't love life.' We stereotype people in this world. And so... if the world thinks you're not good enough, it's a lie, you know. Get a second opinion.
Nick Vujicic
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If we went by the world's definition of who I'm supposed to be because I look weird... 'Well, surely, this guy can't have a productive life, surely, he doesn't have a sense of humor. Surely, he can't love life.' We stereotype people in this world. And so... if the world thinks you're not good enough, it's a lie, you know. Get a second opinion.
Nick Vujicic
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