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Does the internet make "You are entitled to your own opinion but not your own facts" no longer true?

Posted - July 24, 2017

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  • 22891
    seems like it
      July 24, 2017 1:40 PM MDT
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  • 6477
    No.. and that's an important thing.. for some while now I have had this thought that while it's perfectly fine to have opinions, one should not confuse opinion with factually incorrect statements... So opinions aren't necessarily supported by facts and sometimes they are in opposition to facts.. It's on those occasions when commenting and providing information is justified in the name of educating people.  Even if they are unwilling to learn, it's admirable to try. 
      July 24, 2017 2:07 PM MDT
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  • 5354
    All too often thing get called "Facts" even when they carry no evidential value at all. That kind of "fact" are good enough to build opinions on, but should not be used on the interne unless they are a) Verifiable and b)quantifiable

    When your guts tell you something other than "I am hungry" they really are not worth listening to
      July 24, 2017 4:09 PM MDT
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  • No. A fact is an absolute, true regardless of the medium of expression.
      July 24, 2017 7:31 PM MDT
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  • 10026
    "Absolutely!" :) :)
      July 26, 2017 3:28 PM MDT
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