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Is it necessary to freedom of thought that racist ideas must be tolerated? [closed]

Is it necessary to freedom of thought that racist ideas must be tolerated? Why isn't the paradox of tolerance (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance) also biased? In other words, why can'...
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Is it difficult to know "general opinion"?

Is it difficult to know "general opinion"? Or can it be measured well somehow? I have had this problem of thinking that, when I get another person agree with me that I "possibly" hit a general ...
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Is it a logical fallacy? A question about majority opinion and samples

Say a community of X number of people is notified of a sudden policy change by higher authorities, and Y number of people from the community express their opinions for or against the policy change. ...
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Is there a rigid model for distinguishing opinion, informed opinion and fact consistently and unambiguously?

Is there a rigid model for distinguishing opinion, informed opinion and fact consistently and unambiguously? What makes this confusing is that depending on the context, it's possible to deviate from ...
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Is there a "correct" set of criteria for classifying "opinions" (e.g. based on accuracy)? [closed]

Is there a "correct" set of criteria for classifying "opinions" (e.g. based on accuracy)? Motivation: The concept of opinion is more diverse than subjective: "opinions" can evolve to as far as ...
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Is group belonging, age, background, racial group invalidate ones opinion? [closed]

How do we judge someones expressed opinion? A lot of groups want to intimidate others with the words "hate" speech. Now this is valid if the description being criticised expresses hate towards a ...
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