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The told you types who shit every day and it stinks and every now and again get something right and it smells of roses are equally as bad as the doom-mongers.
 
My neighbour is a Tinfoil hat wearing Twonk and he uses the “ i’m entitled to my opinion” line..... I reply by saying yes you are but I also reserve the right to tell you that you are talking total bollocks.
 
Wizaard said:
This seems to have come into acceptance recently across all aspects of media and it's utter bollox.

A wrong opinion or fact is wrong. Even if someone really believes it.

Why can't people accept that sometimes their opinion is invalid?
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Always remember what Evelyn Beatrice Hall said. ‘ I may disagree with what you say, but I shall defend to the death your right to say it’
 
Goforgoal said:
Always remember what Evelyn Beatrice Hall said. ‘ I may disagree with what you say, but I shall defend to the death your right to say it’
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That's bollox as well. Something wrong can't be defended and certainly not to the death. Voltaire was referring to the freedom to speak, not talk shite
 
Wizaard said:
This seems to have come into acceptance recently across all aspects of media and it's utter bollox.

A wrong opinion or fact is wrong. Even if someone really believes it.

Why can't people accept that sometimes their opinion is invalid?
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Actually Wiz validity is not the same as truth, the only kinds of opinion that would actually be considered invalid as such would be stuff like 'i think a circle can be a square'. The interesting philosophical upside of this is that most opinions can be completely valid, and at the same time still a steaming pile of inaccurate horseshit, as demonstrated regularly by our good friend 62!
 
Wizaard said:
That's bollox as well. Something wrong can't be defended and certainly not to the death. Voltaire was referring to the freedom to speak, not talk shite
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That’s what I like about this board, the philosophical way some posters tolerate others with opinions which differ from their own and are prepared to enter into reasoned debate.
 
Goforgoal said:
That’s what I like about this board, the philosophical way some posters tolerate others with opinions which differ from their own and are prepared to enter into reasoned debate.
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I have no issue at all with a reasoned debate, backed by evidence and rationale.

' Critchley can only work with kids and can't cope with men's football' is neither of those things. As an example.
 
Wizaard said:
I have no issue at all with a reasoned debate, backed by evidence and rationale.

' Critchley can only work with kids and can't cope with men's football' is neither of those things. As an example.
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I agree statements like that are ridiculous. They are not based on any kind of fact, nor is it a reasoned opinion.it just isn’t worth a reply,I think those kind of comments are just a fishing expedition and if replied to give the poster some kind of peculiar thrill.
 
Love the debate on here, but it is the Microcosm of social media, where we have sensible debate and differing opinions, and a smattering of looms with polarised statements which are laughable.
I suppose all opinions are valid but some of those holding them just need basically educating for their own good....?

Actually are all opinions valid?
 
Chunkylad said:
Love the debate on here, but it is the Microcosm of social media, where we have sensible debate and differing opinions, and a smattering of looms with polarised statements which are laughable.
I suppose all opinions are valid but some of those holding them just need basically educating for their own good....?

Actually are all opinions valid?
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No, they're not and need calling out when needed.
 
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