Originally posted by: LiveFreeNW
I believe the post in question had a few things that I think could legitimately be considered fact. Most of the statements I believe are opinions.
Examples:
1) The gentleman stated that the judge was appointed by Biden. This is a potential fact. One that I have not verified but I'm willing to take him at his word.
2) The gentlemen also stated that the rulling will be overturned. This is an opinion. This is a prediction of the future and is an example of type of opinion. It may or may not become factual in the future. But unless the gentleman owns a DeLorean with a flux capacitor it is purely an opinion for now.
3) The gentleman stated that the the driver murdered the agent. This is an opinion. In order to consider this a fact we would have to be in the mind of the driver. We at least would have to find evidence demonstrating beyond reasonable doubt that her intent was to strike the agent. Then at some point it might potentially become a fact that she is found guilty of attempted murder.
If you would offer any examples of other statements, I would be happy to let you know whether I consider it a fact or opinion.
Please understand I wasn't trying to set you up for any kind of gotcha question or anything. I'm just trying to understand your perspective and your meaning of the difference between facts and opinions.
The word fact doesn't mean "something I believe really really strongly".
David's definition of "facts," at least in these forums, has been quite broader than the definition most of us use. It includes, in addition to simply factual information that no one can rationally dispute, such as, "The Earth orbits the Sun":
1) Things he wants to believe
2) Things MAGA believes
3) Things Trump has claimed to be true
4) Opinions he agrees with
5) His own opinions
6) Anything he likes the sound of
7) Anything of which he is actually skeptical but he believes that calling it the truth will "own the libs"
So perhaps it's not surprising that he labels roughly 80% of his posts as "the facts," "the truth," or "reality."