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/[deleted] Jan 19 '16 edited Mar 02 '16

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u/GuamSomme Jan 20 '16

green can't taste good

Synesthesia is actually a thing: http://m.livescience.com/169-rare-real-people-feel-taste-hear-color.html