Opinions You Just Don't Understand

[bluepilot]

I do not understand why people lie peanut butter. It is a very strange substance. It tastes okay, buy moreover it looks really weird, has a weird texture and does not really taste like peanuts. I am not sure what it tastes like but considering that is it full of sugar and fat it should taste better than it actually does. I will stick to my nutella when it comes to sandwich spreads as it is the far superior option.

 

[FavouriteDream]

Being proud of not understanding opinions isn't a good trait, you know. Some of you seem to be bragging about the lowly opinions "you just don't understand!" but all you are doing is showing your lack of thoughtfulness.

 

[Autumnflame]

that all bacteria and virus are bad.

people that over sanitize their children.

i work with diseases everyday and can attest to constant low level exposure creates a stronger immune system

 

[bluepilot]

I do not understand why people lie peanut butter. It is a very strange substance. It tastes okay, buy moreover it looks really weird, has a weird texture and does not really taste like peanuts. I am not sure what it tastes like but considering that is it full of sugar and fat it should taste better than it actually does. I will stick to my nutella when it comes to sandwich spreads as it is the far superior option.

So long as you know that, on average, cake icing is better for you than nutella.

The thought of that cheers me up immensely. I LOVE cake icing. I am not at all enraged at the thought of high fat and high sugar content, I am rather enraged at the fact that peanut butter should taste a lot better than it does.

Just for the record, at the realization that I am starting to sound like a whale, I DO cook from scratch, exercise daily, eat fruit, and maintain a healthy weight. I just really really like sweets too. But it is not like I sit around eating cake with icing and nutella all day and am rejecting peanut butter because it sounds too much like a fruit or anything like that. I limit myself to a certain amount of sweets in a week and therefore I am fussy about them (or I would turn into a whale)

 

[Yali]

but, why is it that only (and correct me if I'm wrong) Germans admit to liking mayonnaise with their fries instead of ketchup?

Not only in Germany, Belgium is unsurpassed with their selection of sauces to put on fries, truely astonishing.

One thing I can't wrap my mind around is how people can spend money that isn't theirs and manouver themselves into a debt that they cannot possibly get out of again. If you can't afford something you can't buy it, simple.

 

[launchpadmcqwak]

ANYONE who gets offended at any joke and then issues a complaint about it.

 

[need4snacks]

...So Escapists, what opinions have you heard that have just completely shocked you? Opinions that just make you so angry, you feel like punching a kitten. Opinions so stupid that- Well, you get the idea...

And I quote, "Since we put down dogs that are rabid, we should also put down humans that are proven insane." I honestly don't know if he just made such a case for the sake of arguing, or if he truly believes this. Either way, the opinion itself frustrates me to no end.

 

[superking9292]

I do not get when you see a movie aimed primarily at children and then if it isn't good people respond with "it's for kids" as some kind of defense. There are plenty of movies aimed at children which are fantastic movies in the own right, just because it is aimed at children does not give it a pass for being a bad movie

 

[Candidus]

Inalienable Human Rights. No, they aren't real. They're an idea, an opinion. You can make the concept behave like a fact via the legal system, but that doesn't mean that a man or woman who intentionally violates the rights of others REALLY retains whatever intrinsic rights human beings do have- if that's any.

 

[axlryder]

People who think that sex is the be all end all to living. Like, yeah, sex is nice and obviously important, but there are just so many more facets to living life than banging. I went 17 years without sticking my dick in someone and I was perfectly content during that time, yet so many people act like they'd kill themselves if they thought they'd never screw again. I'd personally kill myself if sex was the only good thing I ever had to look forward to for the rest of my life.

 

[Helmholtz Watson]

You do realize the Charlie Brooker quote is a joke, correct? It's not meant to make people seriously think that homophobes seriously think of gay sex all the time. It's nothing more than satire.

I know it can be difficult to read sarcasm on the internet (I'm not trying to sound like an asshole, it seriously can be difficult at times), but that one is clearly satirical in nature.

Well then, my mistake. I couldn't tell if boots was serious or not.

 

[bigfatcarp93]

"Amazing Spider-Man was good."

"Spider-Man: The Animated Series was good."

"Ultimate Spider-Man is good."

"Spectacular Spider-Man is bad."

Yeah, lots of dumb-ass Spidey opinions out there.

 

[Singularly Datarific]

That smoking in public is legal, but drinking in public (no open containers of alcohol) isn't.
(United States here. I could go on forever on double standards in legislation.)

 

[Phuctifyno]

Anyway, I disagree with anyone who thinks smoking is a good thing, it puzzles me how people can defend smoking. There isn't a good reason to do it in the first place and there are always alternatives for stress relief. Anyone who is unfortunate enough (Or stupid enough in the case that people think it's "cool" to smoke.) to get hooked I implore you to quit as it serves no good at all.

I'm not trying to attack you, but this is actually a common opinion that baffles me. I don't understand how one can think that just because people smoke that they think it's a good idea or that they don't know any better. That's not how nicotine works; being hooked directly weakens your willpower (not your intelligence), and an almost inhuman amount is required to break free. Getting hooked often happens very slowly and right under people's noses...

(you just try one puff, one can't hurt, out with friends, maybe while drunk, then find out it doesn't taste as shitty as you thought and doesn't kill you on the spot, then try another a few months or weeks later, then the next time maybe a whole cigarette, then the next time maybe two, then the next time maybe four, still not hooked, maybe I'm just more resistant to it than most people!, until eventually you buy your own pack because you feel guilty for all the bumming - but just this once then we're done, but then that one wasn't quite enough, so you get another - just these two then never again!, or maybe three, then another... and so on and so on, until six or seven packs in you go OH! now I get it, I'm stuck with this... shit)

...It's not that you didn't know better; you just didn't care enough.

I smoked for four years and I've never met a smoker who actually thought it was a good thing. There are many who genuinely don't care, though - my own experience shallowed my emotions quite a bit, too. I guess I could see it happening maybe if the only smokers you know are just dumb teenagers who think it's cool - I guess they exist, though I don't pal around with any. Basically, I don't think anybody is in the dark about how bad smoking is for you; it's plastered all over billboards, tv, and every pack you buy (in Canada, anyway).

 

[felbot]

i still don't under stand religion, or why anybody would willingly mutilate their child just because of it or why you would want to limit other people's rights because of it.

 

[Mycroft Holmes]

I don't understand people who don't understand other peoples opinions.

The idea that it's "inappropriate for children" is laughable given that the reason they exist is for the benefit of children.

If that was true they would only become engorged after having a baby, like every other species. But humans have engorged breasts at all times post puberty, because we sexually selected for that trait.

And that is why its 'inappropriate' for children, because one of the reasons they exist is for sex appeal and parent's(all people really) have very limited abilities to understand other people. We mostly just assume they are exactly like us, think the exact same as we do(which is one of the reasons people get pissed off and frustrated so easily while arguing.) So they don't think hey they are little children, they don't have the same sexual thoughts that adults do. They think oh shit tiny version of me shouldn't see breasts because he will start having sexual thoughts which are 'inappropriate.'

 

[AlbertoDeSanta]

I absolutely Can not fathom why anyone would think Incest is ever okay. Ever. It sickens me to the core. If I had to choose between Eating Human Flesh or having Sex with any of my family, I'll take the Human Meat. It's less disgusting.

 

[DisturbiaWolf13]

I'm asking what's wrong with say, the guy that has a couple of spliffs with his mates on a Friday night.

You'd be stunned at the amount of those that end up in our centre. ^_^
Sometimes I joke that we only cater to recreational users, since it's THE most heard excuse; "I only use recreationally", "Only in the weekend" or "But I'm in control". I mean, if drug use was something that could be controlled, there would be no addicts at all. I like the idea, but what I'm seeing all around me proves that when you use drugs, you are risking health damage, causing problems and risking addiction. There's no way to disable those risks.

As long as you keep in mind that working at such a place opens you up to bias.

Your logic also needs some work, "If it could be controlled, there'd be no addicts". Really?

There is a difference between 'can be controlled' and 'is never uncontrolled'. I thought that was obvious. If a thing is doing more harm than good to a person then they clearly are not in control.

To counter your anecdotal evidence with my own, I have seen many people benefit from marijuana consumption. Whether for medicinal or recreational purposes, I have never seen anyone I know suffer any significant negative effect due to it.

Personal experience? Well as a funny man once said...

"I have taken drugs before and...I had a real good time. Sorry. Didn't murder anybody, didn't rape anybody, didn't rob anybody, didn't beat anybody, didn't lose - hmm - one fucking job, laughed my ass off, and went about my day. Sorry. Now, where's my commercial?"

No two drugs are the same, no two people are the same. Don't make grand statements of universal fact when talking about either.