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How To Articulate Facts And Avoid Biased Opinions
Opinions are riddled with emotion. They pull, prod, and probe you into believing a certain way.
Over time opinions become siloed, biased, and funneled. They’re inflexible. Anything beyond what you believe to be true is labeled as dogshit — a conspiracy.
Opinions are the “medium between knowledge and ignorance,” as Plato wrote The Republic.
It takes self-awareness to see your emotion-fueled opinions. It takes an open mind to understand your views are meaningless without guidance.
It happens every second on social media. People read a headline, take a fact-less opinion on the topic, and share their opinion with the world.
They never dive deeper into the topic. Not once do they question what they’re reading.
We’ve all done it. We’re all victims to the storm of our opinions.
Opinions vs. facts.
Can opinions be wrong? What separates a fact from an opinion? Is there a clear principle of distinction?
