"Everything we hear is an opinion, not a
fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not a truth." (Marcus Aurelius,
Roman leader, philosopher, Stoic).
Coming away from something with
just one fact or truth is often rare because everyone interprets things in
their own, unique way. When this quote says that everything we hear is an
opinion, it is saying that even if five different people were there for the
same thing, not all five people took away the same exact thing as the others
did. Facts are only facts when it has truthful evidence to back it up. Without
evidence, everything is just an opinion because again, we all interpret things
in our own ways. Going off of the second sentence, as human beings, we all have
our own individual perspectives. Like what we hear is an opinion, most human
beings have their own perspective on things and this is what makes the world
unique. The world is so unique because each individual perceives things in
their own way. If this weren’t true, our world would be full of walking robots
for humans. I agree whole-heartedly with this quote, and believe that without
evidence, everything is just what we, as individuals perceive.
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