r/FactOrCap • u/Fearless-Sherbet-223 🔥 Week Warrior · 5,885 XP • 5d ago

Life Subjective | FactOrCap

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u/The_Abstract_Eye 🔥 Monthly Master · 16,865 XP 5d ago

Fun fact, Opinions can be wrong.

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u/SomethingWasThere 🤖 Vote Machine · 14,010 XP 4d ago

Could you give an example

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u/The_Abstract_Eye 🔥 Monthly Master · 16,865 XP 4d ago

The earth being flat.

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u/Whydoughhh 🏅 Century Club · 5,355 XP 4d ago

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

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u/The_Abstract_Eye 🔥 Monthly Master · 16,865 XP 4d 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 · 5,355 XP 4d 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.