Is there a (preferably controversial) subject you simply have no opinion on?

[Siri137]

Simply because you yourself recognise that you just don't understand the issue, or don't have the relevant expertise in order to actually have an opinion that mattered. Why are so few people willing to simply say, "I have no opinion on this subject"?

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I don't have an opinion on whether one should put both of one's socks on first before putting on the shoes, or putting on one sock and shoe and then the other sock and shoe. I also don't care if one threads a belt through the right loop first, or the left. I also don't care about which hand is used to hold the fork, if using a knife and fork. I hold the fork in my right hand, because I'm right handed, but everyone else does it the other way. So bizarre.

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It's interesting that some here are actually expressing an opinion about something, when I specifically asked for an example of something you had NO opinion about, because you just didn't care or... some other reason (ex. complete and total ignorance of the issue). For instance, a person could say, "I have no opinion regarding the Gaza conflict, because the issue is just far too nuanced and complicated for any one person to fully comprehend." Something like that.

[DaveJord]

Because of social media and media outlets we feel like we have to have an opinion on everything. The whole gender issue thing. I honestly cannot understand it. If you were born with a penis, you are man. If you were born with a vagina, you are a woman. If you have a sex change you biologically still the gender you were born as, with a fake penis or vagina. I mean the DNA will not lie. Thats a scientific fact.

Anything more than that I cannot understand or grasp the logic, sounds like mental disorder. But I would never even have made that conclusion at this point, until it was all over place and I felt like I had to have an opinion. Because honestly, I just do not fucking care, call yourself whatever you want... but I will always call it as I see it.

Like how you going to be a man, have a sex change and compete against women, and justify that as being fair? Like I would never have to form an opinion on that, if it was not happening. I mean if you want a sex change, then get one. That should not affect my life in any way. But you want to make a big deal about it and then demand that I respect your choice and dictate how I should response to it. Sorry I am not using your pronouns, I am an American and I the right to Freedom of Speech.

I just do not get it, and I am done with that. As soon as it comes up I change the channel and my mind shuts down. I just can not grasp the logic.

[CrabCakes11]

Sounds like you do have an opinion

[DonFredoCorleone]

It looks like you have an idea, but just because you have an idea doesn't mean it makes sense.

[CrabCakes11]

@DonFredoCorleone crazy, I was about to say the same thing about you

[DaveJord]

@CrabCakes11 I still can understand it. But guess your right. I just decided not to care, that's different from having no opinion

[DaveJord]

* Can't understand

[CrabCakes11]

What do you not understand? I can explain it to you

[Siri137]

You can't "grasp the logic" because it isn't at all logical, it makes no sense at all.

[CrabCakes11]

Maybe you’re just bad at understanding concepts

[Siri137]

@CrabCakes11 He can't understand the gender nonsense that's going around at the moment. Neither can I.

[CrabCakes11]

Have you tried to understand? Or did you get scared of it because you don’t understand it and therefore label it wrong

[DaveJord]

@CrabCakes11 No comment on gender thing... I don't care to understand. At first I thought maybe it's legit. But now it's just nonsense to me. I can't take it seriously. Make me feel sad for them.

[monorprise]

There are many subjects on which I have no opinion, fashion, makeup, most sports, most forms of art, what working car is best, etc..

As with most people, most of the things on which I have no opinion I have too little knowledge to even know what they are.

Also like most people those relatively few subject which I do know about, that knowledge in itself is usually enough for an unqualified opinion.

It is only the better part of wisdom to acknowledge how little i know as to recognize when said opinion is in fact qualified, and avoid offering it. In recognizing any input I could provide would not be as helpful as someone who knows a lot more than me.

This is one of the main reasons you don't force people to participate in deciding anything.

If they don't know even enough enough to ask to participate there is almost no chance they know enough to offer anything more than a unhelpfully random or superficial opinion more a reflection of the asker than any wisdom of their own.

[GOLDFISH_smile]

Even things I don't know much about specifically, I usually still know something about general principles or parts.

If it's a potential ban, then even if I don't know whether the thing to be banned is good or bad, I I know that bans rarely work and usually just cause more problems. So I'll never have no opinion on anything being banned, because I have an opinion on bans in general. As an example.

[Claire2002]

Why during the covid-19 lockdown people hoarded toilet paper? I still don't get it and I don't have an opinion about it 🤔

[Siri137]

Yes, that was really weird. It made no sense at all.

[Chazmatazz269]

No. I’m extremely opinionated, smarter than most, worldly, insightful and philosophical. I can speak intelligently on lots of things. More importantly, i’m always open to learning. So not being as educated or knowledgeable as i could be is certainly no excuse to remain on the sidelines. I can’t honestly say that i have no opinion even when not engaging is probably the best move. So i usually just tell people that they have too little to offer on a topic for me to waste my time and energy. Willful ignorance has become fashionable in the west. I won’t knowingly engage with people who practice it.

[DonFredoCorleone]

You have a fixed mind, right?

[Chazmatazz269]

No, a growth mindset.

[Siri137]

Fixed mind? I'm not sure what you mean by that.

[Chazmatazz269]

Fixed mindsets have fairly concrete thoughts and feelings, and are unlikely to change.
Growth mindsets are more open and often actively seeking change and development.

[SomothErgai]

The plight of illegal aliens. While I do have an opinion on them coming here in the first place, a separate issue is whatever they're going through or dealing with. I simply do not fucking care.

Or the plight of other nations around the world really. Starving kids in africa, women in the middle east being beheaded for exposing their hair or some shit. Don't give a flying fuck about any of that.

Drugs and other addictions people go through. Don't care about any of that shit.

I mean I guess in general I just don't care about the suffering of others.

I care about subjects surrounding the suffering. Like the legalization of drugs or the defense of the nation and shit like that. But the things billions of people are suffering through? Nah. Go cry to someone else about that shit. I got my own problems.

[V_Injector]

I love watching all these TDS having people slowly get based. Go way back in time... I hated Bush... but then all these British dudes were like "We love Bush!" while I was in Japan and I was just like "WTF is going on here?" It did force me to see that maybe there was some good...

But yeah I don't fucking know what was going on there. I'm just anti-war and saw the patriotic act as some bullshit back then. I was a little too busy actually going to war then to know what the fuck was really going on.

Finally not looking at oil fires... now I just want my gas prices to go down. I've lived a hard life and these soft faggots are playing games.

[BIZARRE_TRUTH]

YOU ANSWERED YOUR OWN QUESTION WITH THE FIRST SENTENCE

IM GOING TO REARRANGE YOUR QUESTION, WITH THE ANSWER COMING AFTER

QUESTION:Why are so few people willing to simply say, "I have no opinion on this subject"?

ANSWER: Simply because they themselves recognize that they just don't understand the issue, or don't have the relevant expertise in order to actually have an opinion that mattered.

ANOTHER REASON TO SAY "NO COMMENT" IS TO AVOID TELLING THE TRUTH AND WITHHOLD INFORMATION

[Siri137]

That wasn't the question though. I asked if there was any topic on which you had no opinion (i. e. something specific, like global warming, or trannies in sport).

[BIZARRE_TRUTH]

bro read your question again
"Simply because you yourself recognise that you just don't understand the issue, or don't have the relevant expertise in order to actually have an opinion that mattered. Why are so few people willing to simply say, "I have no opinion on this subject"?"

[BIZARRE_TRUTH]

thats the question you posted yo

[KostasKouvalis]

Lol. I hold the fork in my left hand to cut the food, then put the knife down and switch the fork to my right hand to eat the food, as I can't do anything with my left hand. This wasn't exactly how I interperoted the question though😂 I'm trying to think of one, as I know I have something.

Oh, abortions probably the big one. It's a hot button issue, but I don't really care one way or the other. I see both sides of the argument, and I'm neither a doctor nor a parent, nor a husband, so I don't think I'm qualified to have an opinion on the subject. The only thing is I don't think abortion is something a woman should be jailed for, especially if it was for medical reasons. Aside from that, I don't really care.

[RetroReviews]

On the same way with the fork in the knife I'm right-handed very uncoordinated with my left. Lol but Do you have an opinion on murder? Is it right or wrong? You don't have to be a doctor or a husband or a parent to know Murder is wrong because that's what abortion is. As a Bible believing Christian. Reverse that always stands out is that God said before he formed Us in the womb he knew us. So once we are conceived we are an eternal spiritual being just have to wait on our body to grow inside the womb

[KostasKouvalis]

@RetroReviews Is it murder though? Is it a pizza before it enters the oven?

[RetroReviews]

Of course it's murder and of course you are evidence of clown world comparing a baby to a f****** Pizza 🍕

[RetroReviews]

And to answer your silly question yes a pizza is still a pizza before it goes in the oven before it goes in the oven it's an uncooked Pizza when it comes out of the oven then it's a cooked pizza maybe you can understand that

[DonFredoCorleone]

I don't think you laughed out loud

[Siri137]

So you actually DO have opinions about abortion after all.

[Siri137]

@RetroReviews Actually, the pizza argument as formulated by Kostas here is EXACTLY the way abortionists basically discuss this particular topic. They'll say, with a serious expression on their face, that since the foetus hasn't been born yet (i. e. is like the uncooked pizza) that it's not actually human yet, and therefore shouldn't be protected. They probably do believe that pizza that hasn't been put in the oven yet can't be called pizza, because it's the same faulty logic, because that's the way their minds work.

[RetroReviews]

Their minds work like they've snorted a pound of cocaine. The pizza argument is freaking lame. It's like before you put the pizza in the oven all the same ingredients is still there pizza crust sauce cheese pepperoni it's just warmer when it comes out of the oven , and even and it's frozen state the box clearly says Red Baron PIZZA... I guess they think that's false advertising then what moron's. I suppose if I put a raw. turkey in the oven it's not a turkey yet it's just a blob of cells? But then when it cooks long enough it is a turkey now? all these people where do they come from... aghhhh 🤯

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

I'm not sure but I don't really understand people who geek out over things like starship diagrams and dress up for comic book conventions. But I don't want them to disappear. They're interesting! So I don't think my lack of appreciation for what they do means they should stop doing it.

[mrkdvsn]

Even though I have opinions on most controversial subjects, I've come to the place where I will not talk about any of those types of issues while out in public. I now keep all my speaking & support-giving to activities done strictly inside my home. The only subjects that I might not have an opinion on are non-controversial subjects

[dustybiker2]

If I don't understand something I look it up or ask questions. If I choose not to participate in a subject it's due to not being in the mood for challenge from people with less respect than actual interest in a conversation.

[Simslover92]

There's not much I don't have an opinion on. I just may not always voice it like my controversial political views. I used to be one way but now I'm a completely different way.

[moneymagnet24]

Sign of maturity ❤️

[NathanDavis]

I just don't open my mouth at all... I listen and learn some, lol

[LaurenM1997]

I hold my cutlery back to front with the knife and fork 🫤

[Madlc]

Football ⚽️

I Don’t know and I don’t care..

[Siri137]

Yes, I don't care about that game either.

[Bklynbadboy12]

Nope I have an opinion on everything I just may not choose to vice it but I definitely have an opinion

[sawno]

The israel palestine war.

[Babygirl_S]

Mostly related to American politics.

[KostasKouvalis]

Smart girl. I don't see why it's of concern to other nations who we elect or who our cops shoot

[Siri137]

@KostasKouvalis Or which country your military invades? We're concerned about what happens over there precisely because it almost always affects what happens in other regions of the globe (like your unconditional support for Israel).

[KostasKouvalis]

That's the excuse everyone uses, and part I can understand. But what I don't understand is how does our police shooting some thug effect you?

[KostasKouvalis]

What's wrong with supporting Israel? Why does that bother you?

[Siri137]

@KostasKouvalis That's not the point.

[OtterMan68]

which way you hang a roll of toilet paper

[Siri137]

Well, as we all know, the civilised among us have the sheets hanging over the top.

[Imsmurter1]

A lot of things.

[Anonymous]

Abortion, I'm asexual so it doesn't affect me

[CubaPirate]

American politics. I'm British by the way

[eagle1951]

who is best for President