Majority Opinion The argument about majority opinions not mattering is relevant for a countless amount of reasons. Too many people worry about the opinion of others. Everyone desires to “fit in,” be liked, and receive approval. Individuals need to stop caring about what the majority of society thinks; frankly, what the majority thinks does not matter and should not affect any individual. Although everyone is entitled to their own opinion, every individual is equally entitled to not care about those opinions. When it comes to one’s own life, the majority does not know what they are talking about. One should do what they want, look how they want to, and act how they want without worrying if anyone else thinks it is “weird,” “unusual,” or “different.”
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So that, in the first place, you were wrong to believe that we should care for the opinion of the many about what is just, beautiful, good, and their opposites.” (Crito 48A) according to premise five, another plausible statement, matters that are justice or injustice, the majority can not have a say over. If the majority could vote on ethics the citizens would be able to vote for slavery. However, the experts do research and say slavery is not okay, so ethics cannot be the majority opinion. The judge says if some one is guilty or innocent, not the majority. The judge does research and looks into what the convicts charge should be, based on the facts. The majority does not have a …show more content…
An appropriate point is that the majority opinion is not an accurate indicator of something being true. Good opinions are always backed up by evidence and facts, bad opinions are not. One can not argue the best flavor of ice cream; it would be foolish if one were to call someone wrong for saying Vanilla ice cream is the best. One can think and say whatever they may want, which to that specific person, makes the statement true. For example, if one would say chocolate ice cream is the best it would be true to them because there taste buds are the happiest when that person eats chocolate ice
So that, in the first place, you were wrong to believe that we should care for the opinion of the many about what is just, beautiful, good, and their opposites.” (Crito 48A) according to premise five, another plausible statement, matters that are justice or injustice, the majority can not have a say over. If the majority could vote on ethics the citizens would be able to vote for slavery. However, the experts do research and say slavery is not okay, so ethics cannot be the majority opinion. The judge says if some one is guilty or innocent, not the majority. The judge does research and looks into what the convicts charge should be, based on the facts. The majority does not have a …show more content…
An appropriate point is that the majority opinion is not an accurate indicator of something being true. Good opinions are always backed up by evidence and facts, bad opinions are not. One can not argue the best flavor of ice cream; it would be foolish if one were to call someone wrong for saying Vanilla ice cream is the best. One can think and say whatever they may want, which to that specific person, makes the statement true. For example, if one would say chocolate ice cream is the best it would be true to them because there taste buds are the happiest when that person eats chocolate ice