Comments on: Personal Opinions http://www.simond.net/2009/04/16/personal-opinions/ Wonderings, wanderings and waffle Tue, 25 May 2010 17:03:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Simon http://www.simond.net/2009/04/16/personal-opinions/comment-page-1/#comment-489 Simon Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:31:32 +0000 http://www.simond.net/?p=748#comment-489 It's been a very long time since I had Dr Pepper. I can't remember what it tastes like, so I will have to go out now to see what it's like. Expert/generalist - good one. If you spread yourself too thin, then you can come up against issues. However - I agree with you. Seems to me that once you try and make somebody justify an opinion, they become all protective - unless they are a good debater. It’s been a very long time since I had Dr Pepper. I can’t remember what it tastes like, so I will have to go out now to see what it’s like.

Expert/generalist – good one. If you spread yourself too thin, then you can come up against issues. However – I agree with you.

Seems to me that once you try and make somebody justify an opinion, they become all protective – unless they are a good debater.

]]> By: Mark aitken http://www.simond.net/2009/04/16/personal-opinions/comment-page-1/#comment-488 Mark aitken Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:26:42 +0000 http://www.simond.net/?p=748#comment-488 Love how the core point argued is the very thing comments are for! I have a few opinions I like to be challenged on. Is it better to become more specialised over time, i.e. an expert, or to become a generalising specialist who knows a fair bit about a lot. For me, the latter. Is godfather 1 better than 3? I think 1... Is doctor pepper minging? I think not... :-) I think sometimes people just want to be seen to give an opinion, to take part, often without knowing what the alternatives are, indeed that they even exist! In fact, I think the real core issue is most people don't know how to correctly make an argument and lean to criticise the person rather than the central point. Now feel free to take apart my opinions! :-) Love how the core point argued is the very thing comments are for!

I have a few opinions I like to be challenged on.

Is it better to become more specialised over time, i.e. an expert, or to become a generalising specialist who knows a fair bit about a lot. For me, the latter.

Is godfather 1 better than 3? I think 1…

Is doctor pepper minging? I think not…

:-)

I think sometimes people just want to be seen to give an opinion, to take part, often without knowing what the alternatives are, indeed that they even exist!

In fact, I think the real core issue is most people don’t know how to correctly make an argument and lean to criticise the person rather than the central point.

Now feel free to take apart my opinions! :-)

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