Comments on: The Opinion Paradox http://blog.visheshk.net/2009/08/the-opinion-paradox/ and his [favourite] haunt... Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:21:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Ankur Banerjee http://blog.visheshk.net/2009/08/the-opinion-paradox/comment-page-1/#comment-857 Ankur Banerjee Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:20:31 +0000 http://blog.visheshk.net/?p=422#comment-857 There is no such thing a correct opinion, but then there *is* such a thing as an-appropriate-opinion which is 'a very great deal more robust, sophis­ti­cated and well sup­ported in logic and argu­ment than oth­ers'. These are the opinions which spawn real action. There is no such thing a correct opinion, but then there *is* such a thing as an-appropriate-opinion which is ‘a very great deal more robust, sophis­ti­cated and well sup­ported in logic and argu­ment than oth­ers’. These are the opinions which spawn real action.

]]> By: Mystic Ranger http://blog.visheshk.net/2009/08/the-opinion-paradox/comment-page-1/#comment-851 Mystic Ranger Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:29:27 +0000 http://blog.visheshk.net/?p=422#comment-851 Eevryone is entitled to <em>have</em> an opinion. But it gets disturbing when they push it, and think its a <em>correct</em> opinion. There is definitely no such thing as a correct opinion. Even your quote says that. I have a problem not with how the opinions are, but how they are treated by people; as if they have hold some huge value, and deserve to stand as great deciding factors regarding a decision. I don't think that should be true, though it inevitably is... Eevryone is entitled to have an opinion. But it gets disturbing when they push it, and think its a correct opinion. There is definitely no such thing as a correct opinion. Even your quote says that. I have a problem not with how the opinions are, but how they are treated by people; as if they have hold some huge value, and deserve to stand as great deciding factors regarding a decision. I don’t think that should be true, though it inevitably is…

]]> By: Ankur Banerjee http://blog.visheshk.net/2009/08/the-opinion-paradox/comment-page-1/#comment-842 Ankur Banerjee Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:15:16 +0000 http://blog.visheshk.net/?p=422#comment-842 The IntenseDebate flip-flop again. ;p If you're removing that, do add the 'Subscribe to Comments' plugin. Everyone is entitled to have an opinion about everything and express it any medium; you have the right to ignore it. Rather, I think you meant to say that your 'problem' (for the lack of a better word) is with 'lame' (again for the lack of a better word) opinions. "All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others." — Douglas Adams The IntenseDebate flip-flop again. ;p If you’re removing that, do add the ‘Subscribe to Comments’ plugin.

Everyone is entitled to have an opinion about everything and express it any medium; you have the right to ignore it. Rather, I think you meant to say that your ‘problem’ (for the lack of a better word) is with ‘lame’ (again for the lack of a better word) opinions.

“All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others.“
— Douglas Adams

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