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>I would be delighted to read about opposing opinions, provided they are presented + supported by provable facts.

Opinion

  a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

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Opinions don't need to be supported by facts or based on facts.

They do need to be compatible with factual reality, otherwise they're called delusions.

Unfortunately, phantasms[1] and mass delusions are also very much possible. Increasingly, opinions don't need to be compatible with factual reality to be believed.

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/Anarchy101/comments/pyfhzb/please_e... (Sorry for the Reddit link, it's the most succinct explanation I could find)

That’s true… and it’s perfectly compatible with what I wrote.

Delusional people do not speak in terms of opinion they present their perception as facts.

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