You fail to consider that even "reasoned" opinions can be worthless and that opinions given without stating the reasons for them can also be worthwhile.
I rebutted your twisting of scripture, but you were not able to accept the rebuttal as valid, since it went against your opinion.
The author's opinion about what are opinions and what are truths is lacking in truth.
Truth is often disputed and lies are often accepted as facts.
You need to remove that link, because it is an undisputed fact that links to other forums are not allowed on TOL.
You should probably remove the quote, since it is a subjective statement with no objective truth value.
And facts are often non-truths that have been accepted as if they were truths.
That is very appropriate, since your faulty reasoning and biased conclusions on that other thread are a result of your opinion.
There does not need to be any requirement such as that, since that requirement is a sure way for the board to turn into some kind of Intellectual Elitist board that has no relevance at all.
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The Dangers of Intellectual Elitism and Narcissism
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the gaze of an intellectual almost always turns inward to the strength of her ideas or his interpretations of someone else’s ideas and not the source of those ideas. Abstract, conceptual theories themselves can appear equally pretentious and narcissistic.
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To misquote a professor, academia is a long and tricky road; reaching the top is an achievement in and of itself. Yet far too often this pride turns into intellectual narcissism and it is this sort of elitism that has led to eugenics, slavery, manifest destiny and the scientific “proof” of social constructs like race or sexuality. Presumably, we do not know the current extent of our elitism now because as the privileged few, we are trained not to see those who pave the way for us. We cast aside and ignore the janitors, the technicians, the grocers, the farmers, the average taxpayer, our middle-school teachers and the various other individuals that allow us to lead a life of relative luxury.
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