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To form an opinion on a topic or issue I believe the following!
By reading newspapers or watching the news is just an item or report based on that one person’s interpretations of that item or topic.
To gather ones own opinion is to question and listen to others views research such issues see whats happened before, gather facts from all sorts of resources only then in my opinion can we gathered enough facts to form our own opinion.
But I do find a lot of people are unable to gather their own opinion as they believe totally what they have read, or seen by a couple of resources.
But there are a lot here that have an opinion but keep an open mind, we read what others say and think.
I like to think others can help me change my opinion as we don’t know all the facts and sometimes what people say can make me see something in a different light that I haven’t thought of before.
We all form our opinions in different ways and we are all entitled to do so.
How do you form an opinion?
Are you open to change you opinion?
jump to it!
lp
Quote by Theladyisaminx
To form an opinion on a topic or issue I believe the following!
By reading newspapers or watching the news is just an item or report based on that one person’s interpretations of that item or topic.
To gather ones own opinion is to question and listen to others views research such issues see whats happened before, gather facts from all sorts of resources only then in my opinion can we gathered enough facts to form our own opinion.
But I do find a lot of people are unable to gather their own opinion as they believe totally what they have read, or seen by a couple of resources.
But there are a lot here that have an opinion but keep an open mind, we read what others say and think.
I like to think others can help me change my opinion as we don’t know all the facts and sometimes what people say can make me see something in a different light that I haven’t thought of before.
We all form our opinions in different ways and we are all entitled to do so.
How do you form an opinion?
Are you open to change you opinion?

good point...
so how do you take someone who says " your entilted to your opinion, but mine is right"?
Quote by DeeCee
Are you open to change you opinion?

good point...
so how do you take someone who says " your entilted to your opinion, but mine is right"?with a sharp right?
lp
I start to form an opinion usually with an 'O' then follow it up with a 'P'(please Bob) then finish with a flourish using an 'INION'-ish sound. Add that to a bit of 'In my honest' and there you go, Sorted!
I guess my opinion is formed by assessing the evidence and the arguements known and coming up with what I believe to be a reasoned conclusion with the aid of a set of morals and ideas made up from lifes experience. Of course it all happens in the head at lightening speed innocent rotflmao
I jump to an immediate conclusion and then spend as long as possible debating the topic, before sticking to my original uninformed conclusion. But then, I am a High Court Judge.
Quote by ForestFunsters
I jump to an immediate conclusion and then spend as long as possible debating the topic, before sticking to my original uninformed conclusion. But then, I am a High Court Judge.

lol :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
A lot of my opinions are based on life experiences. Are people seriously saying here that all newspaper articals and news programmes on the tv and radio are not true?
That is ludicrous to suggest such a thing. I make a balanced judgement, study it, and then make my opinion.....which by the way is always right. lol :lol:
I give it the Brian Clough approach ... i sit down, take in all the views, talk about it, then everyone agrees my view was right all along !
Quote by Suede-head
I give it the Brian Clough approach ... i sit down, take in all the views, talk about it, then everyone agrees my view was right all along !

Brilliant Suede.....bloody brill. lol
Quote by Theladyisaminx
To form an opinion on a topic or issue I believe the following!
By reading newspapers or watching the news is just an item or report based on that one person’s interpretations of that item or topic.
To gather ones own opinion is to question and listen to others views research such issues see whats happened before, gather facts from all sorts of resources only then in my opinion can we gathered enough facts to form our own opinion.
But I do find a lot of people are unable to gather their own opinion as they believe totally what they have read, or seen by a couple of resources.
But there are a lot here that have an opinion but keep an open mind, we read what others say and think.
I like to think others can help me change my opinion as we don’t know all the facts and sometimes what people say can make me see something in a different light that I haven’t thought of before.
We all form our opinions in different ways and we are all entitled to do so.
How do you form an opinion?
Are you open to change you opinion?

well thats your opinion about opinion and you are entitled to it,reading or listening to an article is a form of gathering facts and points but agreeing or disagreeing with it is opinion but this view must be based on life experience, knowledge which at some point might change if you find out the different side of the story
Based on my own experience of the subject.
I make no apology for having an opinion.
Quote by kentswingers777
Are people seriously saying here that all newspaper articals and news programmes on the tv and radio are not true?
That is ludicrous to suggest such a thing. I make a balanced judgement, study it, and then make my opinion.....which by the way is always right. lol :lol:

NO... it would ofcourse be stupid to suggest ALL media reporsts are UNTRUE.
Im not sure how you come to that description of what was being said. Talk about overkill!!!!
or maybe it was a joke......Im not toooo sure i get your joke.....and i have a wicked sense of humour.
The amount of time wasted in having to explain exactly what was said and meant in these types of threads amazes me. I know why people say to me they cant be bothered posting on these threads.
I think you are just being provocative and i'm not sure people will take your joke insults peoples intelligence.
What people are saying is that there are articles from "different sides" in different publications... and also different opinions from different people based on their life experiences.
NOT JUST THE EXPERIENCES /OPINIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAPPEN TO MAINTAIN ON ANY GIVEN TOPIC.
opinions are like arseholes.... we all have 'em.
What your saying is that you dont really care about the debate, the effort people make to reply to these ludicrous threads,the effort to remain civil when you're debating with them, or what their life experiences and thoughts and opinions are.... because you will always be right.
Or maybe it was a joke???
i dont know and dont really care ... i now know where you are coming i respect your right to be how you are.wink
it is of-course just my opinion....
:wink:
Quote by DeeCee
To form an opinion on a topic or issue I believe the following!
By reading newspapers or watching the news is just an item or report based on that one person’s interpretations of that item or topic.
To gather ones own opinion is to question and listen to others views research such issues see whats happened before, gather facts from all sorts of resources only then in my opinion can we gathered enough facts to form our own opinion.
But I do find a lot of people are unable to gather their own opinion as they believe totally what they have read, or seen by a couple of resources.
But there are a lot here that have an opinion but keep an open mind, we read what others say and think.
I like to think others can help me change my opinion as we don’t know all the facts and sometimes what people say can make me see something in a different light that I haven’t thought of before.
We all form our opinions in different ways and we are all entitled to do so.
How do you form an opinion?
Are you open to change you opinion?

good point...
so how do you take someone who says " your entilted to your opinion, but mine is right"?
I don't believe anyone can always be right.
Unless is it is a proven and tested fact.
So people that say that I just see as not being able to boarden their mind! wink
Quote by DeeCee
Are people seriously saying here that all newspaper articals and news programmes on the tv and radio are not true?
That is ludicrous to suggest such a thing. I make a balanced judgement, study it, and then make my opinion.....which by the way is always right. lol :lol:

NO... it would ofcourse be stupid to suggest ALL media reporsts are UNTRUE.
Im not sure how you come to that description of what was being said. Talk about overkill!!!!
or maybe it was a joke......Im not toooo sure i get your joke.....and i have a wicked sense of humour.
The amount of time wasted in having to explain exactly what was said and meant in these types of threads amazes me. I know why people say to me they cant be bothered posting on these threads.
I think you are just being provocative and i'm not sure people will take your joke insults peoples intelligence.
What people are saying is that there are articles from "different sides" in different publications... and also different opinions from different people based on their life experiences.
NOT JUST THE EXPERIENCES /OPINIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAPPEN TO MAINTAIN ON ANY GIVEN TOPIC.
opinions are like arseholes.... we all have 'em.
What your saying is that you dont really care about the debate, the effort people make to reply to these ludicrous threads,the effort to remain civil when you're debating with them, or what their life experiences and thoughts and opinions are.... because you will always be right.
Or maybe it was a joke???
i dont know and dont really care ... i now know where you are coming i respect your right to be how you are.wink
it is of-course just my opinion....
:wink:
Bloody hell. This is a joke thread, a word that you used many times. This seems like your reaction to another thread, where you made a statement and could or would not back it up. Sounds like sour grapes to me.
All people do to me anyway is run down the papers that I read...rags or toilet paper has been used. I can see the funny side of that, obviously you cannot.
You do not know me or have any ideas about MY sense of humour, some on here do. You really need to take a chill out pill and accept that your opinion or mine is wrong on occasions. Dont get the hump and then dig me out, because you are a tad upset with me.
I noticed that Suede said something very similar but noticed you failed to dig that one out....I wonder why? dunno
Take a chill pill as your words above directed at me, is exactly what some are getting the hump about...personal my comments for the joke it was.....ok?
Also the " dont care " comment, if that was true, then why comment at all
?
Quote by Theladyisaminx
To form an opinion on a topic or issue I believe the following!
By reading newspapers or watching the news is just an item or report based on that one person’s interpretations of that item or topic.
To gather ones own opinion is to question and listen to others views research such issues see whats happened before, gather facts from all sorts of resources only then in my opinion can we gathered enough facts to form our own opinion.
But I do find a lot of people are unable to gather their own opinion as they believe totally what they have read, or seen by a couple of resources.
But there are a lot here that have an opinion but keep an open mind, we read what others say and think.
I like to think others can help me change my opinion as we don’t know all the facts and sometimes what people say can make me see something in a different light that I haven’t thought of before.
We all form our opinions in different ways and we are all entitled to do so.
How do you form an opinion?
Are you open to change you opinion?

good point...
so how do you take someone who says " your entilted to your opinion, but mine is right"?
I don't believe anyone can always be right.
Unless is it is a proven and tested fact.
So people that say that I just see as not being able to boarden their mind! wink
I think you are being charitable....rolleyes
If one opens their mind then opinions can change... but people hold steadfast for a number of different reasons... some of which defy logic!!
You say.."I don't believe anyone can always be right.
Unless is it is a proven and tested fact"
i agree with the first part... no one can always be right :wink: .... but i think you have to expand the final bit.
Facts can be tested... but an "opinion" is only another word for "interpretation" of what they actually tend to infer.
One fact on its own doesnt prove much... there needs to be a few together to support an , more than inference or interpretation is often possible based on any given (substantiated) fact.
I form my opinion by reading what kent puts and disagreeing. wink
Quote by splendid_
I form my opinion by reading what kent puts and disagreeing. wink

I think there was a couple of comments you made a while back splendid, where you agreed with me....want me to find them? lol
Quote by kentswingers777
I form my opinion by reading what kent puts and disagreeing. wink

I think there was a couple of comments you made a while back splendid, where you agreed with me....want me to find them? lol
they have been archived.. I know they have :shock:
ffs admin best have responded to that support ticket
Oh thankyou very much for the PM Deecee. I was very tempted to put your comments in this thread but I wont.
I also wont bother sending it to admin either. It just goes to show that you are obviously not used to having to answer for your comments.
But if you do have anything derogatory to say to me, why not just post it in the thread?
Am not going to comment any further,as some really cannot see a joke for a joke.
Quote by kentswingers777
Also the " dont care " comment, if that was true, then why comment at all
?

because i am entitled to my opinion.. as i said at the end of my post....
i actually said " i dont really care"... the "do" bit is i thought id take the time to point things out
much as the same as i said the otherday the reason i didnt go into the argument was because i had better things to do.... would you like me to dig it out? you didnt read it or the questions i put to you then...
might i suggest the following web-site?
Quote by kentswingers777
Oh thankyou very much for the PM Deecee. I was very tempted to put your comments in this thread but I wont.
I also wont bother sending it to admin either. It just goes to show that you are obviously not used to having to answer for your comments.
But if you do have anything derogatory to say to me, why not just post it in the thread?
Am not going to comment any further,as some really cannot see a joke for a joke.

Ok.... my opinion .. and the contents of the PM is that "you are an idiot".
might i suggest the following 3 webites?


its
now... i was in the middle of discussing this rationally with Ladyisaminx....
Deecee,
you are being personal and that just isn't fair. I share many of your political opinions but being offensive and unreasonable is never the way to share your opinions. Unless you have met kenty, basing your opinion of him on his posts is as one dimensional and unfounded as the opinions you say he has.
You are out of order.
Quote by splendid_
Deecee,
you are being personal and that just isn't fair. I share many of your political opinions but being offensive and unreasonable is never the way to share your opinions. Unless you have met kenty, basing your opinion of him on his posts is as one dimensional and unfounded as the opinions you say he has.
You are out of order.

point taken...
i am lowering myself to his level...
Sorry Kent
Splendid we both know where this has come from. He has made his case very clear, and I am really not bothered what he thinks about me. I said what I said as a joke, and then he used the previous thread, to attack me.
I can handle that, this is cyber crap. What I do not like is someone then taking it a step further by pm'ing me away from the forum. He had also something about not replying in a minute, but using that time to think about his comments, well talk about not doing what you say you are going to do. :shock:
As for going down to my level, come and join me...it's nice and warm here.
Dont appologise Deecee, as it is not sincere,and if you cannot debate without slagging someone off, then may I make a suggestion and not post.
Of course this is always only my opinion. Also I do not hold grudges, and I hope Deecee we can put this behind us, and continue to discuss and debate and sometimes get a tad angry with each other, on other threads.
Quote by splendid_
I form my opinion by reading what kent puts and disagreeing. wink

I think there was a couple of comments you made a while back splendid, where you agreed with me....want me to find them? lol
they have been archived.. I know they have :shock:
ffs admin best have responded to that support ticket
Do you reckon my chances of being a moderator have gone Splendid? :shock: :shock: :lol: :lol:
Quote by DeeCee
Oh thankyou very much for the PM Deecee. I was very tempted to put your comments in this thread but I wont.
I also wont bother sending it to admin either. It just goes to show that you are obviously not used to having to answer for your comments.
But if you do have anything derogatory to say to me, why not just post it in the thread?
Am not going to comment any further,as some really cannot see a joke for a joke.

Ok.... my opinion .. and the contents of the PM is that "you are an idiot".
might i suggest the following 3 webites?


its
now... i was in the middle of discussing this rationally with Ladyisaminx....
Dee I like having a discussion with you, you do have valid points and I like my opinion to be questioned and you do that well.
But I know 777 and believe it or not we are friends on here, we as you can imagine don't agree on a lot to be honest, But I would never insult people, as we are all adults, I just choose to ignore him. lol
Quote by Theladyisaminx
Oh thankyou very much for the PM Deecee. I was very tempted to put your comments in this thread but I wont.
I also wont bother sending it to admin either. It just goes to show that you are obviously not used to having to answer for your comments.
But if you do have anything derogatory to say to me, why not just post it in the thread?
Am not going to comment any further,as some really cannot see a joke for a joke.

Ok.... my opinion .. and the contents of the PM is that "you are an idiot".
might i suggest the following 3 webites?


its
now... i was in the middle of discussing this rationally with Ladyisaminx....
Dee I like having a discussion with you, you do have valid points and I like my opinion to be questioned and you do that well.
But I know 777 and believe it or not we are friends on here, we as you can imagine don't agree on a lot to be honest, But I would never insult people, as we are all adults, I just choose to ignore him. lol
Why are we chatting on MSN then? :lol: :lol:
Even you know a lot of what I say is said tongue in cheek cool
Quote by kentswingers777
Oh thankyou very much for the PM Deecee. I was very tempted to put your comments in this thread but I wont.
I also wont bother sending it to admin either. It just goes to show that you are obviously not used to having to answer for your comments.
But if you do have anything derogatory to say to me, why not just post it in the thread?
Am not going to comment any further,as some really cannot see a joke for a joke.

Ok.... my opinion .. and the contents of the PM is that "you are an idiot".
might i suggest the following 3 webites?


its
now... i was in the middle of discussing this rationally with Ladyisaminx....
Dee I like having a discussion with you, you do have valid points and I like my opinion to be questioned and you do that well.
But I know 777 and believe it or not we are friends on here, we as you can imagine don't agree on a lot to be honest, But I would never insult people, as we are all adults, I just choose to ignore him. lol
Why are we chatting on MSN then? :lol: :lol:
Even you know a lot of what I say is said tongue in cheek cool
All I ever do it try and make you see sense but it is like banghead lol
I live in hope that one day you might just agree with one thing I say.
I just like a challenge. :lol:
Quote by kentswingers777
I can handle that, this is cyber crap. What I do not like is someone then taking it a step further by pm'ing me away from the forum.

you have done this to me before... i still have it in my inbox.... i will dig it out for you
Quote by kentswingers777
He had also something about not replying in a minute, but using that time to think about his comments, well talk about not doing what you say you are going to do. :shock:

another misrepresentation..
Quote by kentswingers777
As for going down to my level, come and join me...it's nice and warm here.

no thank you.... i dont want to put myself back 20 years...
Quote by kentswingers777
Dont appologise Deecee, as it is not sincere,and if you cannot debate without slagging someone off, then may I make a suggestion and not post.

thank you for the heads up...i might just do that... along with everyone else that would love to tell you what they think but cant.
Quote by kentswingers777
Of course this is always only my opinion. Also I do not hold grudges, and I hope Deecee we can put this behind us, and continue to discuss and debate and sometimes get a tad angry with each other, on other threads.