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Pastimes : The Cosmic Corner
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To: epicure who wrote (558)12/10/2001 3:13:55 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (2) of 667
 
It is impossible to rationally tell people that their personal philosophies are not all equally valid- in a pluralistic society.

There are different categories of opinions. You mention personal philosophies, which are a component of the opinion landscape. If someone says that he thinks jogging is boring, he not only is entitled to that opinion, we can't say it's any less valid than any other opinion on jogging. If someone says, however, that they oppose the war because it will raise the price of avocados, which will then destroy the technology industry, I think we can safely say that opinion is not equally valid. To be valid, an opinion either needs to be so personal as to be of no consequence to anyone else or backed up by a reasonable rationale. IMO. People are entitled to even invalid opinions, but entitlement and validity are two different things.

Karen
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