{"id":221260,"date":"2020-04-05T08:07:05","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T15:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=221260"},"modified":"2020-04-05T09:07:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-05T16:07:00","slug":"why-assert-your-own-opinion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/05\/why-assert-your-own-opinion\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Assert Your Own Opinion?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To assert your opinion is to be alive:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='1180' height='664' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/YVklQhz4?autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption>Why You Must Assert Your Own Opinion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why Assert Your Own Opinion?\" width=\"1180\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8qwz_0kw6Wo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What would a life look like <em>WITHOUT<\/em> asserting your opinion? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"788\" data-attachment-id=\"221215\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/eric-kim-nature-lumix-00014\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ERIC-KIM-NATURE-LUMIX-00014-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1710&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1710\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DC-G9&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1586093791&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ERIC KIM NATURE LUMIX 00014\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ERIC-KIM-NATURE-LUMIX-00014-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1710&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ERIC-KIM-NATURE-LUMIX-00014-scaled.jpeg?resize=1180%2C788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-221215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ERIC-KIM-NATURE-LUMIX-00014-scaled.jpeg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ERIC-KIM-NATURE-LUMIX-00014-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ERIC-KIM-NATURE-LUMIX-00014-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1026&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ERIC-KIM-NATURE-LUMIX-00014-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1368&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ERIC-KIM-NATURE-LUMIX-00014-scaled.jpeg?resize=720%2C481&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ERIC-KIM-NATURE-LUMIX-00014-scaled.jpeg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is a life of &#8220;human centipede&#8221; of knowledge, in which you&#8217;re just quoting others and re-digesting the thoughts of others, instead of sharing your own ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is an opinion?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='1180' height='664' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/QwiCcKxy?autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/05\/why-education\/\">Why Education?<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To opinion&#8211; to &#8216;opine&#8217;, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/opinor#Latin\">OPINOR<\/a>&#8221; in Latin. The gist is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>To suppose, imagine, think, or judge.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whenever you got an opinion, you&#8217;re making a certain judgement of reality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To be a judge&#8211; this is the apex of being a philosopher. Then the other question:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Once you&#8217;ve judged reality, then do you have the power to enforce it?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The philosopher as a legislator of the future?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='1180' height='664' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/zgEOO7kf?autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/01\/why-think-2\/\">Why Think?<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*<em>SHOULD<\/em>* the philosopher become the legislator and the law-maker (and law-enforcer) of the future?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To assert your opinion is to be alive:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":221212,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_ek_photo_artist_note":"","_ek_photo_thesis":"","_ek_photo_camera":"","_ek_photo_place":"","_ek_photo_human_moment":"","_ek_photo_sequence":"","_ek_photo_question":"","_ek_photo_canonical_claim":"","_ek_photo_ai_summary":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-221260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-posts"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ERIC-KIM-NATURE-LUMIX-00011-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1440&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221260"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":221267,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221260\/revisions\/221267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/221212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=221260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=221260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}