Tagging your thoughts and comments with IMO's robs them of any conviction. One might as well say "Chocolate cake is good for you. If that's okay for me to say that. I mean, I don't want to make waves . . . . "


TickTockMan is a jackass.

Fact? Or opinion?

I wasn't suggesting that opinions were truth.

the human race is generally a mixed bag of good and bad people. unfortunately, the bad people usually get their way and damage our planet and other people. on top of this, you have the majority of stupid people, who, along with the bad people damage the planet and life on it and are led by the bad very easily. then you have the good people; the very few who wish things could be different and desperately try to change things, but, they know in their hearts that it won't make a damn difference, because at the end of the day, any changes will be too late and there will always be bad people who generally hold positions of power. any good people who hold power don't last long, because the bad people will get rid of them. the bad people have a huge advantage; they don't play by the rules and so the good people in power don't have a chance. amongst the good people are the indifferent, who are probably aligned more to the good people more than the stupid people but realise that it won't matter because even if the planet was full of good people, eventually the earth will be wiped out by a stray asteroid or the sun expanding into it.

cheers,

tl

the human race is generally a mixed bag of good and bad people. unfortunately, the bad people usually get their way and damage our planet and other people. on top of this, you have the majority of stupid people, who, along with the bad people damage the planet and life on it and are led by the bad very easily. then you have the good people; the very few who wish things could be different and desperately try to change things, but, they know in their hearts that it won't make a damn difference, because at the end of the day, any changes will be too late and there will always be bad people who generally hold positions of power. any good people who hold power don't last long, because the bad people will get rid of them. the bad people have a huge advantage; they don't play by the rules and so the good people in power don't have a chance. amongst the good people are the indifferent, who are probably aligned more to the good people more than the stupid people but realise that it won't matter because even if the planet was full of good people, eventually the earth will be wiped out by a stray asteroid or the sun expanding into it.

cheers,

tl

But you have to keep trying, you can't give up.

... In normal conversation, what I say is usually taken as opinion, but on forums, especially one where we are discussing philosophy, often times members are stating what they believe to be facts. It is sometimes difficult to differentiate without some succinct statement...

... If you don't say something like "I believe" or IMO then you are open to attack, people can ask you to prove it...

The term, "in my opinion" functions to inform the reader that the writer does not expect the reader will necessarily share that opinion. ...a signal that the writer does not think that others will share his opinion, and is acknowledging that. And that is not superfluous.

... If you say that something is "only my opinion" you are not denying it is true, but you are saying that you cannot prove it is true, so you don't expect others necessarily to share it.

tick tock, tick tock ,tick, drip, drip, drip......IMO anyway!

Unsolicited Advice: Find something "important" to get annoyed about
Thanks

the human race is generally a mixed bag of good and bad people. unfortunately, the bad people usually get their way and damage our planet and other people. on top of this, you have the majority of stupid people, who, along with the bad people damage the planet and life on it and are led by the bad very easily. then you have the good people; the very few who wish things could be different and desperately try to change things, but, they know in their hearts that it won't make a damn difference, because at the end of the day, any changes will be too late and there will always be bad people who generally hold positions of power. any good people who hold power don't last long, because the bad people will get rid of them. the bad people have a huge advantage; they don't play by the rules and so the good people in power don't have a chance. amongst the good people are the indifferent, who are probably aligned more to the good people more than the stupid people but realise that it won't matter because even if the planet was full of good people, eventually the earth will be wiped out by a stray asteroid or the sun expanding into it.

cheers,

tl

I'd like to establish a moratorium on the phrase "In my opinion," or its acronym "IMO," when posting on the forum.

If you take the time to write something that's not directly attributable to someone else and post it on a forum, I'm already operating under the assumption that it's your opinion.

That's why you wrote it and posted it. If it's not your opinion, I would expect that you would note said statement accordingly.

The only phrase that raises my hackles more than "IMO" is the doubly odious "IMHO," or "in my humble opinion" Humble?

Spare me. If you have to tell people you're being humble . . . you're not humble. Do yourself a favor and don't castrate the power of your convictions by tagging them with some form of spurious/not genuine/false humility/humble/honest.

Say what you mean and get on with it. So a few feathers get ruffled . . . big deal.

Thank you for listening.

your manner was a bit dictatorial in my opinion, don't you think?

everything on this forum is attributable to what others are offering and it only polite to insure those whom you are addressing that what you are adding is "your opinion" other wise it can appear "offensive" and terse.

Though humble can connote one's not being sure if what they are offering is honest, but what they have assumed to be honest and the word means "they could be wrong".

Isn't that an oxymoron, really--spurious humility--?

I am sure Justin has other opinions to keep the "ruffled feathers" at a minimum as what you espouse would only encourage such, IMO.

In all due respect, please forgive me for offering you my opinion in that you did not ask for it; though I did hear every word you said. For what it's worth...........thanks.