Opinions

Just about every discussion we have revolves around our opinions. But if opinions are subjective, why do so many people have disagreements over them? “That movie is gay!” “No it rules!” “It’s gay!” and so on.

I often see people state opinions and other people interpret them as if they are stating facts that can be proven or disproven analytically. Want an example? This dude on an internet forum says that a movie sucks.  Another person replies with “got any proof?” How do you prove an opinion? I find that if you don’t want to get flamed on internet you have to constantly preface your statements with “in my opinion” and “from my perspective”, otherwise people think you’re stating inviolable facts and you’re just daring them to disagree. Why do some people find it hard to separate fact from opinion?

This only applies to subjective things, of course. “Rain falls up and money grows on trees”…well, obviously that’s not an opinion.