Has A Post Or Thread Over Changed Your Opinion?

[ranod55]

sa mga adik sa mga forum dito matanong ko lang...has a post,thread or particular word's of a poster ever chnaged your opinion or caused you to look into an issue further :confused:

usually,may mga smart opinion from other poster and member ang nae-encounter natin na minsan sa pinapaniwalaan ninyo!

*sa akin lang ay-i stick and i stand for what i believe,
but i do respect other's opinion...

[just4u]

yup... it's about the gas saving gadget yata (iyong magnet)... one friend asked us if we want to buy a pair(shell be bringing it from Manila)- wala kaming alam tungkol dito tapos we searched dito sa tsikot.... based from comments/opinion - nag-decline kami to buy the gadget

[konde]

yup, marami and it always turned out for the better.

prime example would be my purchase of a vvti instead of 2.5d4d fortuner. i could have gotten a unit a month or so earlier but because of the "d4d engine woes" thread, esep-esep and tanong-tanong muna.

taking into consideration other people's opinion is the way to go. i also stand for what i believe in but not up to the point of being stubborn and appearing all-knowing. (katulad ko, parang nasa siko lang utak ko pag dating sa maraming bagay lalo na sa mga tsikot )

pero sa prinsipyo, ibang usapan yon. puede ko don ng patigasan ng ulo.

[Chip]

My opinions change all the time. Especially when it comes to something I don't really know a whole lot about-cars. It is an integral part of learning, one day you know something and make up your mind about that, the next day, you learn something more which changes what you previously thought correct.

Opinions are not facts.
They are subjective interpretations based on observations, experiences, facts even, etc of our world.

The problem is, instead of seeing facts, some people stubbornly promote their erroneous ideas under the mantle of it being their opinions and demand that others respect it as such. It is with growing dismay that I see false beliefs masquerading as opinions being respected and given the recognition they don't deserve. Case in point, can we honestly say that Hitler's belief in the supremacy of his race was his opinion and we should likewise respect it and leave him to his machinations? I dont think so.

[oldblue]

ako yun threads about dollar-peso, stock market and some threads sa business forum.
totally nawawalan na ako ng gana sa maliit na business ko na built ko from scratch.
mayrun naman pala other way. slowly but surely each day absorb ko na lang and I make sure na i-read ko sya everyday until totally maintindihan ko.
nakakapanghinayang lang. sana noon pa ako on-the-lookout sa mga informative threads like those.

[squala]

I only learn from all the threads I read. My knowledge gets better and better. Some of my misconceptions have been corrected also.

As for opinion, I'm quite a stubborn person, but I can sometimes be won over if the argument is well defended and credible.

[niky]

About cars, my opinion may change based on testimonials from others, but it is always tempered by second, third and fourth opinions as well as personal experience.

About things like business, religion, politics, culture, society and education, I tend to stick to my own views. I do take into account the opinions of others, but only a very convincing argument backed up by facts will make me change my opinion about anything. That doesn't happen very often online.

There are some journalists, though, that make you think very long and hard about whether your moral, ethical and philosophical standards have any relevance, though.

That's the difference with forums. You can attack another person's opinion right away, and a lot of people do so. With so many conflicting opinions in one place, any good posts or well-explained opinions MAY be overlooked, thus, people will not have the opportunity to reflect upon and absorb them.

Sometimes, I reflect on one particular post for a day or so, but by the time I want to answer it (either to disagree or agree), the discussion has already moved three pages...

[oldblue]

ako naman *niky pag hindi ko na alam ang sagot o lito na ako at hindi ko na ma-convince kausap ko , mag-jo-joke na lang ako.

[GlennSter]

ako dun sa thread about religions...nag change ako...














for the better.dahil sa mga opposing views ng mga non believers...lalo yata lumakas ang faith ko sa kaniya..napapasimba na ako every sunday.heheheh

[empy]

sure, all the time. but like niky said, it has to have good logic and credible facts to back it up. there's a lot i don't know about a lot of topics, so i learn from a lot of threads and i always end up changing my opinion if i don't know much about the topic to begin with.

i also consider the source. i tend to take people who usually present their stuff intelligently at their word, and discount people who i have seen post really stupid things.

[Chip]

That's the difference with forums. You can attack another person's opinion right away, and a lot of people do so. With so many conflicting opinions in one place, any good posts or well-explained opinions MAY be overlooked, thus, people will not have the opportunity to reflect upon and absorb them.

Sometimes, I reflect on one particular post for a day or so, but by the time I want to answer it (either to disagree or agree), the discussion has already moved three pages...

Bingo.
Plus forums provide relative anonymity, where people, who otherwise wouldn't be so vocal in the real world, can just blurt out their 'opinions' without having to be held accountable.

*spell check

[chain]

It has changed my opinion lots of times. Not really a singular post but more of how a thread prospers and the information exchanged. in this way, I'm able to sift through the opinions of countless others and from this, I can make my own.

mind you, this is not just a senseless picking of other people thoughts but rather a dynamic process in which my opinion may or may not change based on the said exchange of ideas.

[niky]

That's the way it should be... never listen to just one person, and make up your own mind about things.

For those studying psychology or education, reading through and participating on an opinions board is very satisfying. You develop a "feel" for people, an insight into how they think.

Once you can identify with a person, you'll know why his or her opinion is that way. And knowing their reasons, you can assess for yourself the validity of their ideas in your own personal context.

[van_wilder]

influenced is a much better term for me... a lot of times...

[yebo]

not actually but it got me thinking...

merong thread about hydrogen electrolysis and one of the links lead to another link which lead to another link, and another .... until i found a site discussing electrolysis inventions in depth. what is good about the site is that it not just take the inventor's words for granted, the author has engineering knowledge and even admits things that he could not explain. anyway there is an electrolysis process that produces 17 times the theoretical maximum output, meaning 17 times more energy than the electrical input energy. of course, using applicable science (faraday's law) this is suppose to be impossible. but the the author admits this and suggests another source of the extra energy, which is indicated by the lowering of the temperature of the water (which is reverse to the normal process wherein the water heats up during electrolysis). for those interested (and want their scientific knowledge to be challenged) look up "pulsed electrolysis" in google.

i'll edit this post later when i find the site again.

oh, btw, it has not changed my view, yet. not until i've tried it myself

[Jun aka Pekto]

Has A Post Or Thread Over Changed Your Opinion?

Generally, no unless I walk in clueless and don't have an opinion to begin with.

[explorer]

not actually but it got me thinking...

merong thread about hydrogen electrolysis and one of the links lead to another link which lead to another link, and another .... until i found a site discussing electrolysis inventions in depth. what is good about the site is that it not just take the inventor's words for granted, the author has engineering knowledge and even admits things that he could not explain. anyway there is an electrolysis process that produces 17 times the theoretical maximum output, meaning 17 times more energy than the electrical input energy. of course, using applicable science (faraday's law) this is suppose to be impossible. but the the author admits this and suggests another source of the extra energy, which is indicated by the lowering of the temperature of the water (which is reverse to the normal process wherein the water heats up during electrolysis). for those interested (and want their scientific knowledge to be challenged) look up "pulsed electrolysis" in google.

i'll edit this post later when i find the site again.

oh, btw, it has not changed my view, yet. not until i've tried it myself

faraday's law is possible is proven and tested...but what makes not viable as an alternative to fossil fuel is the cost of hydrogen electrolysis process.