How do people form opinions?
Few days back a thought struck my mind.
Opinions, these days, are nothing but perceptions based on the limited knowledge that we gain and obstinately flaunt around in the manner of absolute truths.
OK, that is just my thought. That is really not my opinion. In fact time and again I have realized that I am not much of an opinionated person. I am scared of opinions. I often feel that I don’t have enough information to form opinions.
It really shocks me at times when I hear or watch certain people fight for their opinions. They get into verbal brawls on social media and it shocks me to see that people consider their knowledge supreme enough to put a foot down and say that what they say or believe in is the ultimate truth.
Phew! How do people survive under the weight of all that arrogance?
Wisdom comes with knowledge. Opinions also stem from knowledge. Then what is the difference between the two? Often grown-ups confuse opinions with absolute truths. If they can’t differentiate between the two, are they really grown-up?
Correct me if I am wrong, but I feel that wisdom doesn’t reside where arrogance does; information doesn’t really mean knowledge; opinions are not absolute truths.
I am not an opinionated person. I was a judgmental one (may be still I am – a little bit) but off-late I try not to be one. Maybe that is why it is difficult for me to form opinions. I feel I have no right to opine about anything or anyone until I am aware of the truth.
I often find myself speechless when people talk about opinions. Trust me, not having opinions comes with their own share of troubles. By the time I have dug enough to form an opinion about something, the chapter is well-closed and left behind.
I don’t have opinion on most of the things and often is taken for granted in making any kind of important decisions. But I am really not able to wrap y mind around the fact of forming an opinion base on limited information.
Can anyone help me out here?
Isle Jazz 
For me opinions are fine as long as it is just an expression of one’s thoughts. But sadly these days what starts as an opinion suddenly turns out to be a judgmental one and personal bashing. But everyone who expresses his/her opinion should have done some research if not in detail. For me, opinions do lead to better understanding sometimes. This “…but I feel that wisdom doesn’t reside where arrogance does; information doesn’t really mean knowledge; opinions are not absolute truths” is very important and one should always remembers before expressing and also for people who reply to others opinion. Opinions should lead to a healthy debate.
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Exactly! Unfortunately these days you also find people with blind faiths and blind opinions. It really gets torturous to talk to such people. They don’t really want to listen to others.
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having opinions is exhausting. On the second thought everything is exhausting. on the third thought this is the laziest comment.
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Reblogged this on Beyond Me.
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Brilliant piece
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