Tag: views

Validating

Posted on by philipdodson


We all have an opinion on most subjects. 

That’s OK, we are all entitled to our views. 

How often, though, have we formed opinions without validating them, perhaps without looking at any evidence to support our views?

OK, so we may only be validating them via the web or a book or another person’s opinion. To certain extent we are then only validating them with another person’s perspective. But we are at least looking at some stats perhaps or anecdotal evidence or a survey/study etc. 

However, at least attempting to verify something we hold as a view has to better than not doing that. 

After all, we may find out while doing our research that there are other perspectives to something we believed was black and white, cut and dried, and simply a ‘fact’.

Opening up our mind to information allows us to be better informed with our views. 

It’s just an opinion

Posted on by philipdodson
‘Mud on the wipers’ by Philip Dodson

We all have our worldviews, our opinions, our thoughts and our beliefs.

They are just that, ours.

Be open to others and their views and opinions and I would never want to live in a world where there is only one accepted voice. Debate and exchange of views in a positive forum can only be beneficial, we need to understand before we can hope to influence others.

However, do not lose faith in your opinions, do not be fearful of voicing your views and your beliefs, doesn’t mean you can not modify them. Stick to yours, be proud of them, be passionate about them and stay true to your values. Often, we allow the strong opinions of the critic to dominate us, to seed doubt, simply because of their behaviour or dominance.

After all other people’s views are just that, opinions, not right, not wrong, just an opinion.