The Right to Your Opinion (from Crimes Against Logic by Jamie Whyte) was probably one of the most interesting pieces I have read. It pointed out many things that had for so long been in our face, we just didn't notice them. At times it was hard to follow because the logic was complex, but two to three reads leaves us with a clear understanding of what the writer is basically trying to say, which is that we are not entitled to our opinions and that we attach our feelings to our opinions, and that can often get in the way of an arguments ultimate goal (to find the truth).
During the Socratic seminar I was more interested in listening to people speak than to actually taking notes because the first Socratic seminar allows us all to get familiar with each others way of speaking, processing information, logic and argument style. I should have probably said more than the one sentence I said.
But anyway, here are my few notes:
-We don't have an 100% control of our bodies because in order to benefit the greater good, we need to relinquish some power.
-Our opinions can get to eventually define us and we become dangerously attached to them.
-People are highly concerned with being right, rather than working together with someone else who has ways of viewing the subject differently in order to come to a truth.
-We should argue with logic and limit our emotional attachment.
-Having "rights" gives the individual as well as society certain responsibilities.
ex: I have a right to cross the street. You have a responsibility to not run me over.
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