Can an opinion be wrong?

[DirtyElf]

simple question.

 

[Brink]

It depends on what the opinion is about, but sure it could be.


For example, if someone was to say this below....

"In my opinion, you should always do a clean install when you have any problem with Windows to fix it."

While it's just an opinion of one person, it would be considered wrong according to the majority of the public.

 

[Kari]

Morally and ethically an opinion can sometimes be wrong. A pirate downloading all his music, movies and software thinks it's OK. He has right to have that opinion, but because it's clearly illegal, it's also morally and ethically wrong. However, this does not mean the criminal in question does not have right to think as he does; one cornerstone of a free world is that everybody has the right to have an opinion in everything.

In a free society, I can think whatever I prefer, form opinions not based on facts but on feelings. In my opinion my wife is the absolutely most beautiful and sexy person ever lived in this world. I honestly believe that, but I bet you have another opinion. I know I'm right in this but because I understand that you as a free person have the same right to have an opinion as I do, I have to accept that yours differs from mine, that in your opinion my opinion is wrong.

Strange question...

Kari

 

[whs]

Opinions are mostly wrong. Stick to the facts.

 

[Brink]

LOL, tru dat.

 

[Phone Man]

Opinions are mostly wrong. Stick to the facts.

That's your opinion.
My opinions are the only ones that count.
My mind is made up, don't confuse me with facts.

Jim

 

[JMH]

Can an opinion be wrong?
simple question.

Who is to judge if the opinion is wrong or right?

Opinions are generally subjective statements or thoughts about issues & as such are the result of emotion or interpretation of "facts."

 

[Imperfect1]

What prompted you to ask the question DirtyElf?

 

[gogreen]

Every story has two sides.

 

[MattRainier]

Hitler's opinion was that the Jews were the scum of the earth. That pretty much convinces me that opinions can most definitely be wrong.

 

[Imperfect1]

Every story has two sides.

Actually, every story has three sides: his side, her side, and what really happened. . .

 

[Imperfect1]

Hitler's opinion was that the Jews were the scum of the earth. That pretty much convinces me that opinions can most definitely be wrong.

Great example Matt! And that's true for every group of people who are misjudged because of some peoples' opinions --- That's how we get into much of the trouble we're in, both as countries and as individuals.

 

[DirtyElf]

it was an old topic that my roommates and I used to discuss (over many beers).. just figured id get some more opinions (haha) on the topic

personally i dont think they can be wrong (incorrect), but i will agree (in the hitler case) that opinions can be morally wrong... even that is open to interpretation tho (not hitler specifically, just anything being morally wrong) .. when you call something morally wrong what are you basing that on? your own beliefs and morals? whats to say yours aren't different than mine?

 

[The Howling Wolves]

In My Humble Opinion...............
Opinions are like anal sphincters and guess what?
Everyone has one! Even the Judges...

 

[Dwarf]

Only in some cases they work and in others they don't, resulting in a load of bull**** from certain quarters.

Having said that, my opinion is always correct. When it has been proved to be wrong, I simply change my opinion so that it is right.

 

[1Bowtie]

Only in some cases they work and in others they don't, resulting in a load of bull**** from certain quarters.

Having said that, my opinion is always correct. When it has been proved to be wrong, I simply change my opinion so that it is right.

I really had a laugh when i read this one Dwarf and that's my opinion

 

[jfar]

simple question.

Listen, everyone is entitled to my opinion.

 

[strollin]

How about some ancient people whose opinion was that the world was flat and that if you sailed far enough you would fall off the edge?

 

[gogreen]

Opinions vary, of course. But we get into trouble when we try to "prove" a value judgment using scientific means, or when we try to "prove" a fact with value judgments.

 

[DirtyElf]

How about some ancient people whose opinion was that the world was flat and that if you sailed far enough you would fall off the edge?

was that really an opinion tho? they believed it to be fact.