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That's only true for opinions that are not generally accepted.

I believe you have strong opinions about all sorts of things, e.g. you probably have a strong stance against slavery. Take this strong stance 300 years back, and you would be seen as an emotionally unbalanced person, by your standard.

I'm glad there are people with strong opinions. The world would be a much darker place if everyone was always on the fence.

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Yea, Hitler had strong opinions too. This can go either way, I guess.

I think having strong opinions based on a deep understanding is better. And generally a deep understanding means you'll discover both pros and cons to most situations.

This means you can make balanced and calculated efforts, instead of blindly starting a crusade and hope you turn out to actually be right.

You misread me. I didn't say on the fence, that is something else entirely. I said, an appreciation for gray areas, even if you ultimately do have a preference.

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