The Slimline Between Opinion and Ignorance

 In today's world, we get information from friends, family, and strangers online. We are drowning in information but this doesn't mean we are informed.

Getting all the wrong information isn't knowledge. Knowledge is FACT.

 You will often hear people say ``I'm entitled to my opinion or "this is my opinion during an argument even though they may not have even thought of the issue until that moment and in the place of an argument people hardly learn. All they want to do is make the other person believe in what they believe in

So long as you ask for people's opinions, you will always get an answer.

Sometimes when people open their mouths to air their opinions you lose the respect you had for them- in my opinion, this is true, what's yours.  

it isn't right to accept people's opinions as fact. 

Fact is a statement that has been proven to be true, and of course with the use of evidence. Facts are true regardless of who chooses to believe in them or not. Facts are accepted universally.

Some examples include:

• A girl is a female child.

• Nigeria Is an African country 

The above can't be debated on

Opinions, unlike facts, are not based on knowledge nor is it based on facts. An opinion is an expression of one’s feelings, and beliefs, and sometimes opinions come from a lack of right information (ignorance). For example, I hate football, I don't see any fun in men running around chasing a ball. 

Ignorance- lack of knowledge, information, and education. 

If you are well informed, there are few opinions you won't dish out(maybe to shield the truth, or for personal reasons). Opinions don’t come with truth claims, hence they can be disapproved as false. 

Ignorance Is Dangerous, when you're not informed you can't share informed information.   

And when you're ignorant, you grab the first information you get a hold of as the truth. This is why it's important to dig deep before accepting or sharing other people's opinions.

Just like fake news- opinions can't be trusted

Often Opinions are based on emotion (anger, joy, empathy), our selfish interest, and our belief or what we've heard from other people, not facts.

I'm not saying people shouldn't speak up, and air their views but it is however important to draw a line between what is plain ignorance and an opinion.  Nevertheless, this is my opinion. 

Key takeaways

 Ignorance is not an opinion.

 People are constantly sharing their opinions- be careful not to mistake opinions as facts.