First of all, from a grammatical point-of-view, you only need to state that it is your opinion at the beginning of a paragraph or passage because it is fundamentally understood that follows the first phrase or sentence further backs up your opinion.
It is my opinion that you are more worried about reveling in your moral and symantec righteousness than achieving the mental clarity to realize that your 1200 word marathon responses make you look like a total prat. But that is just my opinion. Disagreement is a necessary part of life and the human condition. If we all got along, we'd all think the same way and life would get very dull. You can disagree with someone (even with Ed) without saying they are wrong. This is the difference between stating a fact vs. opinion. By saying that someone is wrong, you are implying that you are correct and your reasons are based upon fact or accepted truth. Allrightythen! I guess this means that we aren't due to bring this topic up until June. Thanks for the comic relief, Greg! Eric Fretz L-3 Communications ComCept Division 2800 Discovery Blvd. Rockwall, TX 75032 tel: 972.772.7501 fax: 972.772.7510 -----Original Message----- From: Greg Deckler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 12:50 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Migrating from GroupWise 6.5 In my opinion, there are those with the opinion that stating anything as a fact and not an opinion is abrasive and rude. In my opinion, this opinion is absurd because it is fundamentally understood that anything that comes out of anyone's mouth is simply an opinion and not a fact. In my opinion, there may be some people with the opinion that people should not go around stating their opinions. But, in my opinion, everyone has opinions and it gets rather monotonous and boring to keep stating "in my opinion" all the time when, in my opinion, it should be understood that everything is an opinion. In my opinion, people have opinions about lots of things that they consider facts. In my opinion, there are many that hold the opinion that the earth is round. But, in my opinion, this is simply an opinion as, in my opinion, there are others that hold the opinion that the earth is flat. In my opinion, this all depends on your opinion of the words "earth", "round" and "flat". In my opinion, if, in your opinion, the word "round" refers to a 2-dimensional circular object, then, in my opinion, your opinion would be that the earth is not round since, in my opinion, your opinion would be that the earth would be a sphere, and not round. Of couse, in my opinion, if your opinion was that a sphere is perfectly symmetrical such that all points on its surface are equal distance from its center, then, in my opinion, your opinion about the earth being a sphere might be wrong since, in my opinion, there are those that hold the opinion that the earth is not a perfect sphere but is actually a bit elliptical in shape. In addition, in my opinion, there are elevation variations on the surface of the earth as well which would mean that, in my opinion, the earth does not meet the definition of a sphere if your opinion is that a sphere means that all points on the surface of a 3-d object are equal distance from its center. Now, of course, in my opinion, this is all just my opinion. But, in my opinion, the bigger concern here is that, in your opinion, are you happy now? > I was not arguing with you about the symantics between fact & opinion, > just rather pointing out that you tend to assert your opinions as > fact. That is a very abrasive personality trait and probably explains > why the discussion list has reacted to you the way that they have. > > Eric Fretz > > L-3 Communications > ComCept Division > 2800 Discovery Blvd. > Rockwall, TX 75032 > tel: 972.772.7501 > fax: 972.772.7510 _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
