tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post2363834825304825628..comments2023-10-17T08:04:08.714-04:00Comments on The Examined Life: All Opinions Are Not EqualAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04614116686638969278noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-86839650122365048642015-01-30T10:47:51.811-05:002015-01-30T10:47:51.811-05:00I agree with your core premise, all opinions are n...I agree with your core premise, all opinions are not equally valid on every subject. However, I think I see you fall victim to that to which you object, and which Moynihan most eloquently addressed: "You are entitled to your own opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts." For example, You repeat an assertion about jobs lost because of Obamacare and debunk it on the basis of first order effects, failing to note the second order effect that millions of people are leaving the job market because Obamacare both increases income from not working and makes job creation more expensive. Mixing issues, in this case, the objective argument about validity of all opinions with a political issue on which you hold a biased opinion that leaks through like a split water pipe. Similarly on climate change. Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-40743599781598864092014-04-04T09:03:30.086-04:002014-04-04T09:03:30.086-04:00I quite like looking through an article that will ...I quite like looking through an article that will make people think.<br /><br />Also, many thanks for allowing for me to comment!<br /><br />My web blog ... <a href="http://public-insuranceadjuster.info" rel="nofollow">public adjuster</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-41325975475350533982014-02-07T14:12:31.213-05:002014-02-07T14:12:31.213-05:00Thank you very much. This says it better than any ...Thank you very much. This says it better than any other writer out there. Your final paragraph is tremendous.Sally Bowmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-41332070238703972172014-02-06T08:02:12.850-05:002014-02-06T08:02:12.850-05:00This piece has immediately moved to the top of my ...This piece has immediately moved to the top of my favorite "Examined Life" blog posts. The ugly end result of this train wreck of rational thought processes is that, when confronted with facts that refute their beliefs, the response of the ignorant is to deny the facts because "they come from a biased source." The old chestnut "Don't confuse me with the facts" is no longer a joke.Phyllis ZGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14449585677947777356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-42541157676290562582014-02-06T07:49:59.977-05:002014-02-06T07:49:59.977-05:00Also, may I add to your fine discussion what the l...Also, may I add to your fine discussion what the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan once said: "You are entitled to your own opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts."<br /><br />The media do a terrible job in this area, and especially on this story.<br /><br />Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-43273050655133009422014-02-06T03:38:20.064-05:002014-02-06T03:38:20.064-05:00You can be sure you will see that "2 Million ...You can be sure you will see that "2 Million Will Lose Their Jobs Due to Obamacare" phrase repeated time and again in GOP attack ads when the Congressional election season revs up in the spring. Of course every fact is not the truth, but as it has been proven time and again it is very fortunate for politicians that most people do not think. Or bother to read either.Jeff Winbushhttp://jeffwinbush.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-11050115138331895442014-02-06T02:30:55.102-05:002014-02-06T02:30:55.102-05:00Excellent.Excellent.cmbswedenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03247161160875840173noreply@blogger.com