Science is the father of knowledge, but opinion breeds ignorance.

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    Look at this famous quote from Hippocrates:

Science is the father of knowledge, but opinion breeds ignorance.

Being opinionated is a disservice to ourselves. Opinions divide people rather than bringing them together. It is a dead-end in our thinking process. The spirit of inquiry and rational thinking ends the moment we form an opinion. An opinion is either lazy thinking or no thinking at all.  Opinions are the foundation for prejudice.

I am, and I have been guilty of being opinionated. I struggled hard to shed opinions on politics, religion, and many other things. We can save ourselves by exercising discretion in how we gather and process information. The food we eat may be having high calories but less protein and vital nutrients. The same applies to a lot of information we acquire. Every one of us wants to build muscles and not the flab. Do yourself the self-help by getting rid of opinions and prejudice.

I like the following quotes that deal with the nature of opinions and prejudice:

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. - Marie Curie

I regard it futile to form opinions based on what we have read regarding history, and particularly on what we have read on social media. I am a history buff myself and have spent countless lazy weekends reading content on the same. It serves a purpose if we understand the past and learn lessons to shape our future behavior.

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice. - Will Durant

I  found the following link very helpful: https://jamesclear.com/book-summaries/lessons-of-history

I find great help from the quotes from famous personalities, and the following is one of my favorite sources for the same: https://www.brainyquote.com/

For other resources see: https://www.deepanshugahlaut.com/blog/best-quotes-websites/

Some of the other popular weblinks for quotes:

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