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Originally Posted by RFlushDiamonds
Sure. We're all like that.
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Humans will just ball up into their own shell and ignore the outside world if they're not challenged on a regular basis.
I agree 'most' are like that but not all.
I have many failings but that is not one. I may be stubborn, pig headed, opinionated, and other but I don't conflate my opinion with fact.
It is arguably my biggest pet peeve in life when people do that and the source of the vast majority of drag em out arguments I get in to here.
It is why I cite the Carlin Meme all the time as most people, whether it be for religion or other, feel that since they hold a strong opinion in any area and they feel their reasoning is correct, that then becomes something they can assert as factual. And it IS NOT.
My recent argument with uke and CV and OAFK was just that.
I have an opinion - 'it is fine and appropriate for me to offer a salutation of compliment to a person in a public street'
They have opinions - 'it is not. But it is fine in many other places (per uke) or an elevator (per OAFK) but not the street'
We should be able to agree to disagree over that and move on but instead I am told my position is 'wrong' and then my position is associated with actual assaults (touching a womans a$$ without permission) to try and prove it wrong, etc.
And then the gloves are off as I will never allow them to use their opinion to assert their choices are right and correct (many locations and elevator are A-OK) but mine based on my opinion is not.
I think, it is very dangerous to allow people to get too comfortable in asserting they hold the 'One True Opinion' and not challenging them on that.