On a non-political subject, I just read an amazing article from BBC news. It is about people who still think that the earth is flat. Of course, the article is fun to read just for face value, but it quickly lead me to think about a conversation we had on Traci's blog.
The general agreement in the discussion was that talking to people about controversial subjects is tricky because people confuse opinions and truth. More specifically, people sometimes mistake their opinion for the truth. That can be aggravating alone, but I also find the opposite true. Sometimes people claim that a truth (which they might not like) is just somebody else's opinion. I wanted to express that point in the discussion, but I couldn't think of a good example that wouldn't (possibly) stir up controversy. I would personally argue that this is the root of the evolution controversy, and very likely, some other modern issues.
Hopefully, nobody I know would argue that the earth is not spherical, but if you met somebody who did, how would you discuss 'truth' with them?
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