[sparkscoffee] Re: Opinions vs. Facts
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RR
Man, are you smart but humble is missing.
Comrade B
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From: Ron Ristad <ristad@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: sparkscoffee <sparkscoffee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Fri, May 9, 2014 12:41 pm
Subject: [sparkscoffee] Opinions vs. Facts
Opinions are beliefs people hold. They can be based on truth or they can be
based on lies. They can be based on the latest information or they can be based
on outdated information.
Opinions can be changed. I change my opinions all the time when new information
arrives. If I have an opinion about something and somebody presents information
that contradicts my opinion and the information is credible then I change my
opinion. Simple as that.
Facts are real and not subject to opinion.
That being said, some "facts" can be manipulated, such as the unemployment rate
or the rate of inflation. The U.S. Government is famous for this. They simply
change the way they calculate these things. In this case they aren't really
lying but I would call it deception.
Many people believe things they read on the Internet that are just somebody
else's opinion and in some cases are half truths or outright lies designed to
manipulate public opinion. Governments lie all the time. All you need to do to
verify this is to read the official news stories in different countries. They
often have completely different versions of what transpired. One or the other
has to be lying.
-RR
"When you believe in things that you don't understand, then you suffer"
- Stevie Wonder "Superstition"
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