Z4 wrote:Maynard23 wrote:Z4 wrote:Oracle wrote:zan wrote:Oracle wrote:OK good examples from those that bothered answering the topic.
(I see iceman has the curfew mentality firmly embedded in his occupied brain.)
Dino I agree many opinions could be backed up, but we can make value judgements on how they are arrived at, and then decide if they are equally valid to more sustainable views....
Surely that's what Humans are good at: weighing up the evidence and making decisions. Meaning not all opinions are equally valid.
My example:
The Pope has no scientific knowledge yet he firmly refutes the evidence from Evolution, that Creation by a God, was not necessary to put life on Earth.
Dawkins is the leading authority on the vast data and research we have which profoundly prove life can be "created" in a test tube, even by us mere mortals. This eliminates the central doctrine for a need of a "Creator-God".
Surely the Pope's opinion is then not equally valid, arising without justification or foundation, to that of Dawkins', in establishing whether Creation or Evolution, should be taught in Biology classes at schools.
Does this not just prove that your validity is only backed up by how many people you can convince to believe your version either by plain ignorance or just being scared????
Having opinions is not merely about wanting to convince others to adopt them.
But how one arrives at those opinions reflects what you are prepared to accept as the truth.
So your opinions reflect whether you are a fantasist (not taking on board established facts or preferred popular opinion) or a realist weighing up all available evidence.
During Hitler's era there was a lot of evidence to suggest those people were indeed inferior, so he formed his opinion accordingly.
We know now, all people are born the same .... so only a fantasist would believe otherwise and hold such an invalid opinion.
What a boring post and a boring topic we have here, from another really dull member
Can't agree on your assessment of Oracle mate, controversial she certainly IS, but dull ?...............NEVER !!,
In my opinion of course, I wonder if any member would care to validate it ?.
Please dont call me mate
What a plank...