Second Opinions

You'll need to have your brake pads changed.
I think I'll get a second opinion.

I don't like that guy you are dating.
I think I'll get a second opinion.

You totally look fabulous in that.
I think I'll get a second opinion.

You are a really talented writer.
I think I'll get a second opinion.

It's going to cost $5,000 to replace your floors.
I think I'll get a second opinion.

You're mother has two weeks to live.
I think I'll get a second opinion.

I guess we could rest in the fact that in fact that's all it really is: someone's opinion. In fact, all this life really is is opinions. And that's a fact. I mean isn't it? Think about it. I guess the best way to describe it is this: I see the color blue and you see the color blue. But what if we had both assigned that color the name blue but in fact were seeing something completely different. How would we ever know? The world may never know. So, in fact, it is just that I am of the opinion that those pants are blue. They only have the identity blue because I assigned them that meaning. Otherwise, the are meaningless. It's a novel concept really all based on tons of experimentation and scholarly research. So this entire world is made up based on my perception of reality based on the opinions and meanings. ...