Facts vs. Opinions - An Exercise

Much like the Subjective Theory of Value, most statements that are presented as facts are merely opinions.

Question everything - especially underlying assumptions and presuppositions. They are often used to influence or manipulate you.

As an exercise, question every statement that you hear or read today...

Some simple examples are, "support OUR troops", and "pay YOUR taxes"...

Ask, "what facts do you have to support your opinion/beliefs?", and then question those too.

This Socratic method is a great way to wake people up, shatter their perceived realities, or expose malicious intent. Plus it is great fun and liberating at the same time.

It is also a great self-defense strategy that removes all presumptuous of external authority, moral or otherwise.

"I keep six honest serving men, They taught me all I knew; Their names are What and Why and When, And How and Where and Who.."

- Rudyard Kipling