before anyone jumps in and claims I'm a relativist moron, I also claim that some opinions are better and more useful than others. — YuZhonglu
It's not. But the moment you talk about it, it's an opinion. — YuZhonglu
It's my opinion that it's my opinion. — YuZhonglu
But the moment a human talks about reality, they're just expressing their opinion. When they say "fact," what they mean is "an opinion I'm really confident about." — YuZhonglu
A "fact" is just an opinion that a person is confident about. For example, the statement "it's a fact the Earth goes around the Sun" actually means "we're really really confident the Earth goes around the Sun." — YuZhonglu
Why am I posting this? Because I'm tired of people claiming "X is a fact.' The moment someone claims anything, they're just offering their opinion. — YuZhonglu
Allow me to explain the difference: an opinion is something you're entitled to, a fact is not. — whollyrolling
No one asked what the definitions of the two classes were. The claim is that one class is empty. — Isaac
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