Anyone ever had their mind changed?

Has your opinion changed?

  • Yes, I listened and agreed that I was wrong.

    Votes: 9 90.0%

  • No, don't be daft. I'm a golfing God and the fount of all knowledge.

    Votes: 1 10.0%
  • Total voters
    10
  • Poll closed .
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Seems to have been quite a lot of discussion recently regarding lots of different things. Plenty of pages of people arguing back and forth..

So, in all seriousness ;) Has anyone ever had their opinion changed during a forum discussion (handbag argument)?
 
Yes many a time , sometimes you only see one view , your view , and later you may see a different view as you read what others have to say and see more information on the said subject , I like to keep an open mind on most things ..............EYG
 
Bollocks - I said yes and now I want to change my mind :one:
 
Well, I have taken on board some of the points raised during recent retirement thread and will be changing some of the original thoughts/plans I had for my imminent[ish] retirement... Does that count?
 
MegaSteve said:
Well, I have taken on board some of the points raised during recent retirement thread and will be changing some of the original thoughts/plans I had for my imminent[ish] retirement... Does that count?
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NO. ;)
Anyway, I answered No. I'm too smart to have my well thought out opinions altered on an internet forum..:D
 
MegaSteve said:
Well, I have taken on board some of the points raised during recent retirement thread and will be changing some of the original thoughts/plans I had for my imminent[ish] retirement... Does that count?
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Very good , There is positive in everything , you have to decide which is and use it ...............EYG
 
Frequently and then back again quite quickly! The Dyson thread is typical as I read it and think "I agree" and then read another post and think "I agree" and then think "oh, those two are disagreeing so what do I agree with?"!!
 
AmandaJR said:
Frequently and then back again quite quickly! The Dyson thread is typical as I read it and think "I agree" and then read another post and think "I agree" and then think "oh, those two are disagreeing so what do I agree with?"!!
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See! Thats why I never change my mind.. It would just get too confusing. Brutal stubbornness is like Chicken soup for the soul...
 
Potentially on here; not really thought about it. Would guess so with the amount of discussions we have - and the strong (and often persuasive) arguments put forward on almost everything ...

Had my entire mind and views changed with regards the student loans tuition increase when writing a paper on the subject for uni. Put simply, I was adamantly against any rises in fees which I already thought were too high. I then read the Browne review as part of my research and the logical and factual information changed my opinion to thinking that the increase to £9000 could be justified, especially with the reduction in the amounts and percentages paid back. However, I maintained (and still do) two things; 1) that any rise should have been only been made if essential 2) that some degrees are worth more than others. I could quite easily see the reasoning behind a rise in fees for studying Medicine at Cambridge, however, didn't think this same rise (from £3k to £9k) should have been applied to all degrees such as the 'david beckham studies' course you could do at Staffordshire. On average, somebody with a Cambridge medicine degree is likely to reap a much higher return for their investment compared with the other one and the costs for the course are also likely to be higher. Just my opinion.
 
Liverbirdie said:
Muligatawny is better for the soul -did that work?
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Mulligatawny doesn't work for the soul mate.. It's too spicy. Good for the intestines though.. I would have thought that you of all people would understand that Chicken Soup is best, considering that your GC doesn't serve bacon..;)
 
bluewolf said:
Mulligatawny doesn't work for the soul mate.. It's too spicy. Good for the intestines though.. I would have thought that you of all people would understand that Chicken Soup is best, considering that your GC doesn't serve bacon..;)
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Ok, chicken soup wrapped in Bacon, sounds nice. To answer the question, I probably have. I have altered the strength of my opinion loads of times though, as I think many others have.
 
bluewolf said:
Seems to have been quite a lot of discussion recently regarding lots of different things. Plenty of pages of people arguing back and forth..

So, in all seriousness ;) Has anyone ever had their opinion changed during a forum discussion (handbag argument)?
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Yes - on DMDs. I was a total anti but recognise now that it is just common sense to make use of one when playing a course you have never seen before when you want to score well.
 
jimbob.someroo said:
Potentially on here; not really thought about it. Would guess so with the amount of discussions we have - and the strong (and often persuasive) arguments put forward on almost everything ...

Had my entire mind and views changed with regards the student loans tuition increase when writing a paper on the subject for uni. Put simply, I was adamantly against any rises in fees which I already thought were too high. I then read the Browne review as part of my research and the logical and factual information changed my opinion to thinking that the increase to £9000 could be justified, especially with the reduction in the amounts and percentages paid back. However, I maintained (and still do) two things; 1) that any rise should have been only been made if essential 2) that some degrees are worth more than others. I could quite easily see the reasoning behind a rise in fees for studying Medicine at Cambridge, however, didn't think this same rise (from £3k to £9k) should have been applied to all degrees such as the 'david beckham studies' course you could do at Staffordshire. On average, somebody with a Cambridge medicine degree is likely to reap a much higher return for their investment compared with the other one and the costs for the course are also likely to be higher. Just my opinion.
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Tuition fees was something I instinctively railed against as being highly discriminatory against the poorer - until I thought it through and considered the 'loans' students get in a different way - considering them as simply a higher education tax that kicks in at a salary threshold. So when the graduate's gross crosses the threshold - the take-home goes up by less than it otherwise would have. Put this way it sounds to me quite reasonable and actually completely painless to the graduate - as opposed to the graduate having a 'loan' to be paid back in X yrs hanging over them - it just isn't like that.
 
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