Re: CITR and the Koran

From: m e g h a n <bedroomdancing@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon Aug 26 2002 - 18:14:44 EDT

I'll agree with you that when it comes to ice cream, Ben and Jerry's is the
best. I don't eat ice cream though, and when it comes to ice pops.. Breyer's
rules. They actually have a very creamy texture... but I've gotten off
topic. :)

>From what you've said, not necessarily about all opinions but about my ideas
of what I see in the US, and for other arguments similar to this one, I will
agree with you that it can be right or wrong. For the sake of my pride
though, I will not say that I was wrong :)

meghan

>From: Jim Rovira <jrovira@drew.edu>
>Reply-To: bananafish@roughdraft.org
>To: bananafish@roughdraft.org
>Subject: Re: CITR and the Koran
>Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 15:53:55 -0400
>
>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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