Asklemmy

I don't think in terms of respect about something like this as this leans towards some kind of snobbery or predudice. Either I agree or don't. Regardless of any perceived level of knowledge or intelligence behind an argument, I'll respond as a point of advancing shared knowledge rather than trying to 'win'.

Opinions can’t be “respected.”

Depends on what it is about. We meet and you say :

• You're vegan. Good.
• You use Linux. Good.
• You're on the Fediverse. Good.
• You love bicycles. Good.

Now we meet again and you talk about privacy and then ask for my WhatsApp number (which is non existing) to continue that conversation later -> The heat is on! 🔥

No. Your beliefs, yes. Your opinions, not at all.

But “respect” for a belief can have many meanings. I’m not going to try to change your beliefs unless you’re into that. So I’ll respect them in that sense. But I’m not going to adopt your beliefs or act them out just because you have them.

I can respect the opinion of someone who is not making any arguments. I can respect the opinion of someone who mostly makes bad arguments but sometimes makes good arguments. I probably won't respect the opinion of someone who only makes terrible arguments, especially if they are also an asshole about it.

Not necessarily. If you have a lot of experience or a different perspective and you seem trustworthy to me, you don't need to have a good argument. On the other hand, if someone else comes along with a good argument why your opinion is wrong, I will start doubting you.

For example, if you've been growing potatoes for 30 years, you don't have to explain the biochemistry of potatoes for me to respect your advice. And if you're a black person telling me that our town is terribly racist, I will believe you without needing a list of every single racist incident that happened to you.

Agreeing to disagree isn't something I put caveats on.

No, you could have great arguments while being an ass. When you don't argue from any morals or ethics, or a ground floor of ascertaining the truth, I have zero respect for your opinions. I don't really care about what a 'good' argument looks like, it doesn't even need to be good, as long as your grounded in reality and ethics, you're fine.

It helps, but ultimately my perception will overrule your opinion if the two conflict. I tend to not listen to or express opinion much—he says, about to express his opinion... It's like belief, where gaps of knowledge are filled by faith/assumption in order to reach a certain point of belief. An opinion is reached the same and implies there.could be (a lot) more time spent on assumption than checking other avenues. Afterall, if your opinion were true, it wouldn't be an opinion, it would just be what is. You'd be able to share the existing knowledge, not argue it. The more knowledge you can share, the more valid it is...unless I have a perception of value like first-hand experience or as a subject matter expert.

Although, keep in mind that I'll show you the same respect as you show me. We don't need.to respect each other's opinions.

depends on the opinion and what you mean by "respect", i suppose. i will say though that if someone goes around spouting baseless nonsense and expects to be taken seriously, i will probably respect them less as a person.

An argument is only as respectable as the person making it.