Subjective opinions.

An opinion is a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or assurance. (Sounds a lot like religion, but that’s a different matter). Some people can not differentiate from a subjective opinion in an argument and an objective one. This is what differs from an opinionated argument and a factual one.
Here is a little antidote I encountered. I was having a discussion with my friend; he told me that opinions can not be wrong. So if he told me that the earth is flat, and that’s his opinion. Now, obviously it’s a scientific fact that the earth is spherical, or if to be precise it’s an oblate spheroid.

I began to tell him that that was a subjective opinion. If you argue with a subjective opinion without elaborating why you believe with facts to back up, then your point is completely wrong, yes your subjective opinions can not be wrong, as I could say I like green, but if used in an argument you are just stating something. I could say that the earth is spherical, then began to say that it’s because Columbus travelled around the world, and he didn’t fall of the edge of the horizon and ended in the same point in which he started, that’s an objective point.

Another thing, could someone say “My opinion is that you’re not entitled to your own opinion”. This could seem quite paradoxical, but it’s the correct statement in the theory of opinion.

Basically I’m trying to say that yes, you should cherish, and share your opinions, but please do not state subjective opinions as the truth in arguments, this is something which really annoys me as many people say this in today’s society with religion for example.

But what are your views on this topic. Discuss.

 

Subjective means based on feelings or emotions rather than on facts. An example: "Cats are covered with fur" is objective; it's a fact; it can be proven. "I like cats" is subjective; it's your own opinion based on your feelings rather than on any facts.

 

Do you believe that opinions with no rationalization in an argument or discussion should be treated with the equivalent courtesy response as one that has? I’m not too sure if you are agreeing with the points I made or not, however you did make some valid points in which you said. Would you agree that religion is a subjective opinion?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090117122458AARgBlm

You have just copy and pasted a response from yahoo answers. Post your own opinion, I have established what a subjective opinion is, we are debating the use of them in arguments not another definition.

 

Oh, I think I understand you now. So some subjective statements can be classed as prejudice. Clarify something, if acting on that is it discrimination or a consequence?

 

That’s essentially really fascinating, I was oblivious prejudice had another meaning behind the obvious one. Thanks.