Conservapedia:Opinion and knowledge

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There is a world of difference between opinion and knowledge. Unfortunately, many people are unable or unwilling to make this distinction.

It was once said, wryly, "It is not what we don't know that hurts us but what we know that ain't so."

A major difference between most conservatives and most liberals is the willingness to make this distinction. For example, we all know that Valerie Plame's employment at the CIA was revealed to the pubilc. It is the opinion of some that it was done maliciously, even illegally. It is the opinion of others that it was not done maliciously or illegally.