Opinions

People are characterized by their opinions. There are no correct and incorrect opinions because they reflect people’s different perspectives. Therefore all opinions are equally valuable for the fact that everyone has his or her own view on different subjects. There is a broad range of categories for opinions, whether it is religious, personal, scholarly, or even of nonsense. Opinions are opinions. An opinion is the way of thinking freely without having to be bothered by other’s thoughts. Though a foolish opinion is heard, it is not considered as invaluable. This is because a person took the time to process and to think the opinion over in his or her own head. Peter Laurens, a scholar, once said, “An opinion is essentially a person’s thought.” Yes, thoughts can be similar, but they can also be very different. Whether a foolish person’s opinion or a scholar’s opinion, both opinions are equally as important as the other. Christopher Columbus and his colleagues were debating over the world’s dimension. His colleagues recalcitrantly proclaimed that the world was two dimensional. However Columbus’ opinion was different. He believed that the world was a three dimensional sphere. His proposal was repudiated by his colleagues and so he set off to prove that the world was three dimensional. Just like Columbus’ colleagues, many people tend to reject other’s opinions except for their own. However, that should not be the case. People should consider the opinions of others because the opinions may lead to a new discovery, like one of Columbus’. Columbus could have followed the crowd hiding his opinion, but he stated it proudly only to be rejected and ridiculed by his colleagues. One opinion is not greater than other. They are all valuable and equal. No one knows what an opinion could lead to whether it be a new theory, discovery, or fortune.