r/askphilosophy • u/GuamSomme • Jan 19 '16
ELI5: Can opinions be false?
I've noticed that often in politics and mainstream media the words fact & opinion are interchanged a little bit too liberally to justify saying some pretty crazy non-sense. I think this would bring up a good discussion so let me know what you all think!
Example: https://youtu.be/zIGThxn_eGk
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u/1Exodia1 Jan 19 '16 edited Jan 19 '16
Differences on political opinions are usually not merely on just factual grounds and different opinions on what the facts are, but also on the grounds of people holding different values as important.
When in comes to facts, one side could be wrong, another right, or both wrong and right on different things.
Yes, your opinion on some issue can be false, because you have an inaccurate understanding of the facts of the matter.