[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by Taikero

An opinion is a luxury, and an unchallenged opinion is worthless.

We as humans develop opinions to share them with others and have them challenged. If you wish not to have your opinion challenged, then do not share it. A person who is never challenged on their opinions doesn't understand the true value of one to begin with.

Further, there are many people who state misinformation as an opinion, call it such, and then call for others not to challenge them on that misinformation. That is just intellectual barbarism and cowardice. Whether or not they have an opinion, misinformation should be corrected in order for all involved to form opinions from correct information rather than misinformation.

It is also a phenomenon of psychology that many individuals, even when challenged or corrected with new information, will hold tightly to opinions created from information that is outdated or false. Change is a scary thing for many of us, but it is necessary nonetheless.

Love this.