I don't how many more ways i can explain this. If some of you are content to maintain the notion that an opinion is just an opinion, why do you bother trying to change anything at all? Again, to me it sounds like you are sayingOriginally posted by Lizzy
Can we just leave it at we all have our own opinions!
It's not right to try and force your opinion onto someone else, just make your points known.
"this is what I think is right and the way things should be, but hey it's just my opinion, so no matter how shitty the world gets cause the other guy is doing something about his opinion, I'm just gonna sit with my thumb up my butt, cause hey, it's just my opinion and who am i to say?"
In your world everyone would voice their opinion, but absolutely nothing would ever get done because hey, it's just all opinions and we wouldn't want to force that on anybody would we? Quit being so damn afriad to offend people. Especially if you know in your heart that your opinion is right and their's is wrong. What is the point in coming to a message board like this if you are not willing to have opinions challenged? In your world everyone would state opinions to each other and we'd all just go "okay" and all thinking and reasoning would stop.
This is what the debate is about, voicing your opinions.
No, debate is about persuasion. There is even such a thing as competitive debate where the team with the most wll supported opinion is awarded. I don't come to this board to state an opinion and hope i am not challenged on it. I am here quite frankly to persuade people and convinve them that i am right
Being adult and grown up is being able to listen to someone else's viewpoints and then commenting.
That is exactley what i am doing.
When you start name calling you are placing yourself into a realm where no one wants to hear what you have to say anyway!
Not worth the time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree, you will not persuade anybody of anything if you start name calling