Are people entitled to an opinion having only a vague understanding of the subject without having done extensive research?

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[–]Hematomato 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

I'm trying to think of what it would even look like if the answer were no.

"I'm sorry, sir, that uninformed opinion is contraband and I'm going to have to take it."

"Oh, man, they took my opinion and now all I feel about this subject is apathy!"

Also - you know what the problem with "extensive research" is? Often, it causes fixations and obsessions and distortions. It can cause otherwise intelligent people to believe ridiculous bullshit. Be careful with obsessed people who have done hundreds of hours of research.

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    [–]Hematomato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    Example: liberals like to cut children's genitals off after grooming them as trans.

    I'd say this is about 5% true and 95% false.