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> Remember: strong opinions, loosely held I am actually thinking the reverse now: Loose opinions, strongly held. It's better to a vague - loose opinion like "d
by hartator 6y ago
> Remember: strong opinions, loosely held
I am actually thinking the reverse now: Loose opinions, strongly held. It's better to a vague - loose opinion like "do not harm" but held it strongly than something precise like "never kill someone" but held it loosely.
- dredmorbius 6y agoThe first (strong opinions) seems to relate to judgements. The second to values (how we arrive at judgements). There's a fair argument that values might need to be less rigorously arrived at but more tightly helf. Many values are beyond proof and more closely resemble axioms or premises. Even here some inclination to revise assessments might be warranted. E.g., "kill, if necessary to save your or another's life from one killing unjustly". Moral absolutes are hard to find. Interesting thought though.
- dingaling 6y agoThe problem is that society expects everyone to have a pre-conceived judgement about every topic. I encounter this frequently. "What do you think about <some news event>?" . "Do you think <some music genre> sucks?". "What's your position on <divisive topic>?". Maybe I just haven't arrived at any opinion because it's not relevant enough to my life. And this insistence in finding someone's position on every topic has a negative effect on conversation, because someone's always ready to take offence. TLDR: as few opinions as possible, only relevant to your immediate circumstances
- dredmorbius 6y agoThe expectations are frequently presumptions, but relatively weak. Often effectively conversation starter. Crossing convention may make for interesting conversations and/or friends.