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aragornreborn · 05-06-2003, 08:16 PM

Yes, there is such a thing as opinion. But opinions are either right or wrong. That doesn't mean that if someone is right in one thing that the rest of his opinion is correct. It just means that opinions and portions thereof are right or wrong as well. I could be of the opinion that apples are blue fruit (yes, I love those apples). I'd be right that apples are fruit, but wrong that they are blue. Likewise, all opinions, including ones about war, are either right or wrong. Otherwise, what are they? If there is such a thing as right, wrong, and opinion, who decides what opinion is? Anyone? Is murder opinion? Theft? Lying? Cheating? Gossiping? Some of those things might seem obviously wrong. Other people may view some as opinion. Unless there is a complete set of standards, then there is no right or wrong at all which, as I've said, leads to futilety.

P.S. Truth can not always be measured by facts. Science can not measure things it can not experiment with and physically measure like the human mind. For example. science (where we get facts) can study the brain, but not the mind - the feelings and motivations of people.

[ May 06, 2003: Message edited by: aragornreborn ]

05-06-2003, 08:16 PM	#11
aragornreborn Wight Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 182	Yes, there is such a thing as opinion. But opinions are either right or wrong. That doesn't mean that if someone is right in one thing that the rest of his opinion is correct. It just means that opinions and portions thereof are right or wrong as well. I could be of the opinion that apples are blue fruit (yes, I love those apples). I'd be right that apples are fruit, but wrong that they are blue. Likewise, all opinions, including ones about war, are either right or wrong. Otherwise, what are they? If there is such a thing as right, wrong, and opinion, who decides what opinion is? Anyone? Is murder opinion? Theft? Lying? Cheating? Gossiping? Some of those things might seem obviously wrong. Other people may view some as opinion. Unless there is a complete set of standards, then there is no right or wrong at all which, as I've said, leads to futilety. P.S. Truth can not always be measured by facts. Science can not measure things it can not experiment with and physically measure like the human mind. For example. science (where we get facts) can study the brain, but not the mind - the feelings and motivations of people. [ May 06, 2003: Message edited by: aragornreborn ] __________________ At the name of Jesus every knee should bow and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. - Phil. 2:10-11