- Ciaran
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- Exalted Mythic Member
Move this wherever you feel. It falls under multiple forums. Sometimes none.
Mind the typos, it's late.
For a long time I have seen people disagreeing on forums. Around the world. Not sensible adult disagreements, but outright colossal right/wrong wars.
"Halo should so NOT be an RTS game, it's not right!"
"Yes it should! It's perfect!"
I think that there is one word in this world that is gradually being pushed over the edge of the cliffs of doom: Opinion.
Halo and Gears of war. Battle of the titans. Which game will be better?
Answer: Neither. It is all about personal tastes, personal feelings and personal experiences. There is not right or wrong. How can one judge? Who can?
I feel the world is too competitive. People become arrogant and aggressive when their beliefs are challenged. Know they not what an opinion is?!
I see too many people holding their views as if G0d himself commissioned them to. And quite frankly; it's ridiculous.
If you have a view, you express it sensibly and accept other people's views. These two examples above are small but are fine examples of what we have become.
In some countries, holding a political or social opinion is illegal. ILLIGAL! People have been shot for simply saying that disagree with their leader. You have a great wonderful gift, so use it wisely.
I see it here, in the Septagon, people saying their view is right and nothing else is. Then arguments spill out and in the end there is no solution. Why? Because you made it that way! You made it right and wrong and when we're not in a moths lesson or doing an exam on comprehension, there is no right or wrong.
Does VII Toast abuse his powers? I don't think so, but you might. It seems that people's own view have infested, the media and world as a whole. Is M$ milking Halo? Maybe so, but perhaps you like these new ventures. Reviews! People live by them! They are reviews, they are not right or wrong. They are opinions.
So next time you feel like putting someone down, or feel like criticizing or countering someone's opinion, do consider this: Your view is just as equal as anyone else's. There is little in the world that can be classed a good or bad, right or wrong, but there are opinions. That is all we have. Use them. Please do! But remember that you are just as right as the person who disagrees with you. We are all equal.
It is my opinion that people do not understand what an opinion is anymore, your opinion may be different. If so, voice that opinion here. It is after all, your opinion.
[Edited on 9/30/2006]