tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post116869490405765775..comments2023-09-30T04:12:28.281-07:00Comments on Finding Fair Hope: A Matter of Opinions (Mine)Mary Loishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-1168808887000665102007-01-14T13:08:00.000-08:002007-01-14T13:08:00.000-08:00This is very painful to me. I'm going to have to d...This is very painful to me. I'm going to have to deal with it with my shrink.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-1168807469976639572007-01-14T12:44:00.000-08:002007-01-14T12:44:00.000-08:00What do you mean, you're not quite sure what my o...What do you mean, you're not quite sure what my opinion comment is all about? It's about opinions, that everyone has them, that everyone wants to express theirs -that's the ego coming out-, that most opinions fail to capture the reality of whatever is being opined on, that, often, just listening contributes more to the learning process than expressing an opinion, and that being opinionated can be both good and bad. Where's the confusion? It's so clear than even a caveman can understand it... Forget it; it's not worth haggling over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-1168751112409527542007-01-13T21:05:00.000-08:002007-01-13T21:05:00.000-08:00Gee, Mr. Oaf, I'm glad you too have opinions. Than...Gee, Mr. Oaf, I'm glad you too have opinions. Thanks for helping me out by padding my comment section. Too bad it's so difficult to follow the logic of learning from those who are stupid, and the gauge the accuracy of our assumptions, or whatever you said.Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-1168750928940751972007-01-13T21:02:00.000-08:002007-01-13T21:02:00.000-08:00Unless we are just plain brain dead, we all have o...Unless we are just plain brain dead, we all have opinions. That's a sign that there is some degree of awareness we hold on what has happened or is happening or will happen. It is interesting to note that only the most of timid and the wise keep theirs to themselves...something to think about. All the rest of us express those we have, revealing to the listener -or reader- just how smart or informed we are or just how stupid and ignorant. Of course, neither case is really a gauge as to the accuracy of our opinion, for others equally stupid or ignorant as ourselves would tend to agree with us, and when that happens the basis for creating a political party or a religion has been set in motion. When our opinions are shared by others equally smart and informed as we consider ourselves, we gloat in the confirmation and the pride of being in excellent company. That too sets in motion group forming, but never beyond mutual admiration societies, for political parties and religions require a leader, and none of you smarties want a second place role, so nothing comes of it. <BR/> <BR/>When we run across someone who holds a different view than ours, our first reaction commonly is one of two: what a dunce we have before us or on what cloud or under what rock does that guy or gal live? On rare occasions, we shut up and listen...and learn. Yes, those occasions are rare. Sincere introspection doesn't come easy, self-delusion does. <BR/> <BR/>Does having an opinion -and freely expressing it- make one opinionated? To answer that we have to take into consideration just how freely the opinion is expressed, meaning is there shown a sort of compulsion to have to opine on everything, asked for or not and qualified or not? Does the opinion giver also manifest the syndrome of selective cognizance, which is a fancy way of saying, "Don't confuse me with facts; my mind is made up."? If the answer to both parts is 'yes' then being very opinionated applies. Most of us are somewhere in between. However, being opinionated is not an overall bad thing, for no blog would be worth reading without the blogger being that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-1168750393488859602007-01-13T20:53:00.000-08:002007-01-13T20:53:00.000-08:00For what we're paying, your opinions are worth the...For what we're paying, your opinions are worth the price!Bert Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14601645383399698392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-1168724528556824192007-01-13T13:42:00.000-08:002007-01-13T13:42:00.000-08:00Welcome to the world of fair hope, Ms. Purs! I hop...Welcome to the world of fair hope, Ms. Purs! I hope you'll bookmark me and read all you can stand of my opinions right and wrong. If you think I can never be wrong, read some of the comments from Mr. Bananas of California. <BR/><BR/>Feel free to post, all ye lurkers in the loft, especially the one from Charleston SC and another from Cleveland who drops in from time to time. As you can see from early posts, we once had lively discussions going on in the Comment section.Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-1168721281608324832007-01-13T12:48:00.000-08:002007-01-13T12:48:00.000-08:00I am one of those lucky women who stumbled upon yo...I am one of those lucky women who stumbled upon your blog by accident. Love your stories and insight. I will be back.PURSuE Your Art!https://www.blogger.com/profile/13876903633751724655noreply@blogger.com