[tokai]

> Extreme opinions are rarely correct. That is definitely an opinion. If you look throughout history it is clearly evident that extreme opinions were often right (No men have a god given right to rule. Consciousness is material. Other people have a right over their body. Etc.) The "wise" centric position might sound nice, but it is often just a mix of conformity and a weak imagination.

[Nasrudith]

Yeah extreme opinions are large leaps whether their direction is right or wrong. If they take a wrong direction much of the time it may be because most opinions are wrong. There is a depressing tendency looking at history seeing someone stumble upon something groundbreaking, looking at it and saying "Nah that can't be right." and then promptly discarding it.

I think the late Justice Scalia had one such ironic moment with his dissent in I believe Laurence vs Texas when he derided a decision as saying under that logic it would lead to gay marriage.