Re: CITR and the Koran

GASP -- BREYER'S is the BEST!?!

Ok, well, I haven't tried their ice pops. I'll defer to your judgment until I
do :).

Back to my opinion about opinions :) -- Opinions usually exist for a reason,
though, that's the thing. And if you argue for a specific opinion in a public
forum, these reasons become all important (reasons beyond, it's just what I
think). Usually, "it's just what I think" is really only a valid argument from
a legitimate authority in a field, but that's only because, again, he has
"facts" supporting her/his opinion.

Now we're in absolutely no position to judge the "facts" (esp. about this topic)
on this listserve, but you did jump in and argue because what you "saw" was
different from what someone else said. It wasn't just about what you thought,
but about the way you think things are for pretty much everyone in the US,
anyway.

That can always be, in varying degrees, right or wrong.

Jim

m e g h a n wrote:

> "Why can't there be false opinions?"
> I suppose that there could be false opinions, but personally I believe that,
> unless there's something that can be proved(2+2=4), people can think what
> they want on the subject and they can't be wrong. It's their thoughts. And
> aren't thoughts really the only guarenteed thing anyone has in life?
>
> "
> ... almost as invigorating as the smell of napalm
> in the morning ...."
> yum, napalm! ;)
>
> "No, opinions can be wrong too :). And you're not talking about opinions
> (Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream is better than Breyer's), you're talking about
> the reception of Christianity in the public sphere -- which is a matter of
> factual occurence, it's something we can observe."
>
> "That's what I was wondering :). I think she's confusing opinion about
> facts with opinion about taste. Ben and Jerry's is better than Breyer's Ice
> Cream is an opinion about taste and can't be wrong -- well, everyone knows
> Ben and Jerry's is better, but still -- some people may have defective
> tastebuds :). The relative reception of the teaching of the Bible vs. the
> teaching of Islamic lit. is an opinion about facts, though -- about trends.
> They're harder to observe, but are still observable. I think it's possible
> to have a wrong opinion about these types of subjects."
> It is possible that I've blurred the lines between taste opinion and fact
> opinion, but I still don't think anyone can be wrong on the subject because
> everyone views things differently. And as long as there are different views
> there will be different opinions, and I just don't think anyone can say that
> people are wrong for thinking something. It's possible that you're right,
> but remember, this all my opinion. ;)
>
> And just to settle the debate, Breyer's icepops are the best. :)
>
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