Opinions

[happygirl]

Have you ever stated your opinion where it seems like everyone had a different opinion then you did. Did it make you change your mind?

 

[C.Ann]

Well - I'm pretty sure I know what this is about, but I'm just going to answer it in general terms - okay?

Yes - there have been times when I have changed my opinion - based on good, rock solid evidence.. That was back in the days of the Debate Board though - where absolutely everything had to be backed up with reliable links..

Nowadays - not so much - unless I ask for an opinion on something and people point out different ways of viewing a situation that I haven't already thought of or considered..

So as of right now, I guess my answer would be "sometimes"..

 

[I Am What I Am]

No. As that's sort of the point of opinions.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

I agree with C. Ann. And to tell the truth, I have taken some opinions and suggestions from these boards, used them, and found out they weren't the right thing for me. I even changed a resort at WDW because someone convinced me. And it was NOT the right resort for us. Not bad, but not the best for us. So I am learning to read opinions, gather FACTS, and then make my decision.

 

[okeydokey]

I try to consider all points of views, and if just about everyone had a different opinion than me I would really consider other options. In the end though, the opinion is mine and for me to decide.

 

[bicker]

If the rationale given by the other party is essentially, "Because I said so" (or the various ways people try to make their personal preference sound like something more than it is, such as by calling it "common sense"), then I typically remain unimpressed. However, if a reasonable, fact-filled counter is presented, I do change my mind. Up until April, I was an affirmed meat-eater. I even did the Atkins diet once. In April, a teen got up at church and outlined her reasons for being a vegetarian. I was convinced. I changed my mind and haven't had meat since. She didn't just say, "Don't eat meat because I don't want you to." She made a convincing argument about why eating meat was not necessary for most of us, and that meat came at the cost of the lives of other animals.

 

[clovergirl5]

For me, I always have my initial opinion but try to understand others opinions as well. I do very often have a change of opinion. Depends on what the subject is too. It always helps to see the other side. It makes me think of things that I didn't initially think about.

My mom always does this to me. I will think one way and she will paint the picture in a completely different light. Makes me see something in a different way of thinking. I understand her pov too and thats why I might change my mind Hope that makes sense