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From: jat@hpsemc.UUCP
Newsgroups: alt.flame
Subject: Re: My aching back (was: Re: SAME SEX MARRIAGES)
Message-ID: <7120009@hpsemc.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 12-Nov-87 15:55:09 EST
Article-I.D.: hpsemc.7120009
Posted: Thu Nov 12 15:55:09 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 15-Nov-87 12:13:28 EST
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SpIKe writes:
>In article <867@csun.UUCP> dlt@csun.UUCP (Dave Thompson) writes:
>>However much I might agree with Sean, I really don't think it's appro-
>>priate to call someone a moron on the net and suggest that they jump 
>>in front of a truck!  Everyone is entitled to an opinion and be allowed
>>to express it in the proper forum.  
>
>I've thought about this alot, and I came to the conclusion that this is wrong.
>People are not entitled to just any opinion.  They are only entitled to have
>informed, well-thought-out opinions.  For those topics about which they are
>ignorant, whether by choice or by lack of exposure, they must refrain from
>forming an opinion (or, at least, be willing to admit that the opinion that
>they have is nothing but a guess).  People who are ignorant about a topic,
>and yet insist on holding strong opinions about those topics are basically
>liars.  They claim knowledge they don't have, logic they've never explored.

I've thought about your note alot, and I came to the conclusion that
this, too, is wrong.  People are not allowed to have just any opinion.
They are only allowed to have the same opinion I have.  In fact, if I
don't like a certain person, they're not allowed to have any opinion,
regardless of whether or not it's the correct (read: same as mine) opinion.

So, before anyone else posts anything, please email it to me for
approval.  I'll tell you whether or not it's really your opinion.

Joe Talmadge
hplabs!hpsemc!jat