IT seems to be an unwritten canon of contemporary society that prides itself in the kind of democracy that it has engendered that everyone has the right to an opinion. Of course, everything has the right to his or her thoughts — but some thoughts entitle you to a decent place in society, others land you in mental asylums. So, not all thoughts are of equal value and thoughts can have different consequences.

Thanks to social media, we now know that many have taken on the role of opinion-maker. Some are followed; others are ignored; sometimes rightly, sometimes unjustly. And we are awash in opinions. Woe to him who lives by opinions because these must be particularly vexing times; woe to those too who arrogantly refuse to heed the opinions of others because doing so can be dangerous. A physician who advances the opinion that you have a malignancy better be heeded seriously even if it is only an opinion. But it is always wise to seek a second opinion.

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