Re: CITR and the Koran

I'd be disappointed if you did :)

Jim

m e g h a n wrote:

> 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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