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Originally posted by Malleus Dei
Studies have shown that some people say they believe in things that they really don't, and some say they don't believe in things that they really do. Religion is an area especially prone to this. Why?
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We obvoiusly don't need to rehash the religion topic again
I guess I find it odd that a statement by a person saying they like something (since that person obviously knows their feelings better than others) can be thought of as an opinion, yet a conclusion brought about by data presented by someone else (such as the James data instance) is something more than an opinion.
And, if someone saying they definitively like something is still just an opinion, isn't somebody saying they believe a formula/analysis to be a valid measure of something (such as your apparent belief that James' analysis is a valid tool) be an opinion too. In essence, aren't you saying you like James' method of evaluating managers? How is that different than someone saying they like a milkshake?
Again, I am not arguing the merits of James' research in the slightest, since I have not read it as it pertains to managers. It just seems a bit strange that someone saying they like something in one instance is just an opinion, and in another it's something more.
As an aside, as for the Jesuits/research comment you made earlier, if someone says they like something they really don't, that seems to be a lie, not an opinion.
This conversation has gotten odd, but somewhat entertaining
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