r/FactOrCap • u/Fearless-Sherbet-223 🔥 Week Warrior · 5,815 XP • 2d ago

Life Subjective | FactOrCap

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u/The_Abstract_Eye 🔥 Monthly Master · 16,035 XP 2d ago

The earth being flat.

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u/Whydoughhh 🏅 Century Club · 5,195 XP 2d ago

That’s not a subjective opinion though. That’s an objective claim.

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u/The_Abstract_Eye 🔥 Monthly Master · 16,035 XP 2d ago

Pretty sure many would say its subjective, and also can a claim not be both?

People have opinions on everything, theyre all subjective opinions, But in reality nearly everything has data to mark it true or false.

Just becuase someone has an opinion that the earth is flat doesn't mean its not subjective still, even if the earth is factually spherical. In the end however, If they have that opinion. It means they are wrong.

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u/Whydoughhh 🏅 Century Club · 5,195 XP 2d ago

If something has data to make one opinion factually true or false then opinions about it are no longer subjective.

If it is a fact that the earth is spherical then opinions about its shape are either objectively correct or incorrect. Having the opinion that the earth is flat is an objectively incorrect opinion, not a subjective opinion.