Fact and Reality in one corner, Opinion and the Mind in the other…let the Games Begin: DAY 432

Fact and Reality in one corner, Opinion and the Mind in the other…let the Games Begin 

DAY 432

Introduction to Opinion and Facts

In and from this post we’re going to have a look at our Mind-Reality and Physical Reality relationship (or shall we rather say separation), with exploring Opinions and Facts. We’re first going to start with illustrating what Opinion is and what Fact is, and how we use Plausible Deniability to protect/defend and create our Opinions in the Mind Reality - in the attempt to control, with the starting point of our own self-interest: the Real Physical Reality.

The definition of Opinion as per (Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013: s.v. “Opinion”) within Dictionary.com: 1. a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty. 2. a personal view, attitude, or appraisal.

Here, ‘Opinion’ speaks for itself in terms of having no evidentiary relationship to Reality, to what is Real – where one actually formed a relationship with reality through real-time, space-time, research, investigation – taking into consideration looking at reality THROUGH THE EYES OF REALITY and seeing what is here AS it exists. But instead – inverted reality into the Mind, THEN created a relationship with reality in the Mind through imposing a belief/judgment/interpretation on it, which in turn creates a “MY opinion” about something/someone. In the Mind-Reality – one can create the illusion of power/control through Opinions, seeing through the eyes of OPINION, seeing things how ONLY SELF WANT to see them.

The definition of Fact as per (Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013: s.v. “Fact”) within Dictionary.com:

1. something that actually exists; reality; truth 2. something known to exist or to have happened 3. a truth known by actual experience or observation; something known to be true

Well, one cannot be clearer than the above – with emphasizing “something that ACTUALLY exists” / “reality” / “actual (physical) experience or observation”. Facts are a relationship to reality where one actually see reality for what it is, one do not invert it into the Mind and then see it through the eyes of Opinion by imposing one’s own ideas/perceptions/beliefs onto/towards it. I mean, try and materialize your Opinions as they exist into reality…won’t happen, ‘cause they’re not real/tangible, supported by actual facts/information/research/investigation – it is tainted with one’s ‘personal frame of reference’ / ‘personalities’ in the Mind.

So, the question we’re primarily going to have a look at within posts to follow is: Why – despite even the clear Dictionary definition of the word Opinion, do we still trust Opinion more than Fact? Why do we give more credence to Opinion, rather than our own investigation/research in/as Reality/what is Real? Why do we want to only see through the eyes of Opinion, and not through the eyes of Reality/Fact? What is in it for us with weighing “MY opinion” to be MORE than Reality/Fact? What is really going on within/behind it all?

If we have a look at the process of formulating an Opinion, it’s quite fascinating to Observe: a memory is taken of something that happened in reality, thus a past moment, then it is looked-at within the mind and then we talk to ourselves about it within/through a process of ‘Reasoning’ – with the starting-point of that looking/talking as reasoning to change/alter MY relationship to the memory to SUIT ME. In this we then believe that the process of reasoning, the “how I see it” in the Mind as Opinion – hold more substance/validity over/of Reality. And when we take this one step further – it’s fascinating how many of us have Opinions about this world/humanity/life on earth/government/money etc. … but so very few participate in doing anything about actual change in reality. Why is that? Reasoning relationships to things/people in our Minds based on opinions, based on how we believe things are instead of reasoning based on actual evidence/facts and investigation

We’ll continue more in the next post

Bibliography:

American Psychological Association (APA):

fact. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged. Retrieved July 30, 2013, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fact

Chicago Manual Style (CMS):

fact. Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fact (accessed: July 30, 2013).

Modern Language Association (MLA):

"fact." Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. 30 Jul. 2013. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fact>.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE):

Dictionary.com, "fact," in Dictionary.com Unabridged. Source location: Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fact. Available: http://dictionary.reference.com. Accessed: July 30, 2013.

BibTeX Bibliography Style (BibTeX)

@article {Dictionary.com2013,
    title = {Dictionary.com Unabridged},
    month = {Jul},
    day = {30},
    year = {2013},
    url = {http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fact},
}

American Psychological Association (APA):

opinion. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged. Retrieved July 30, 2013, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/opinion

Chicago Manual Style (CMS):

opinion. Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/opinion (accessed: July 30, 2013).

Modern Language Association (MLA):

"opinion." Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. 30 Jul. 2013. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/opinion>.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE):

Dictionary.com, "opinion," in Dictionary.com Unabridged. Source location: Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/opinion. Available: http://dictionary.reference.com. Accessed: July 30, 2013.

BibTeX Bibliography Style (BibTeX)

@article {Dictionary.com2013,
    title = {Dictionary.com Unabridged},
    month = {Jul},
    day = {30},
    year = {2013},
    url = {http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/opinion},
}