Sort of.
Actually, opinion is often something that I think is quite frequently misunderstood. In the age of information we're currently living in, opinion has been upon a higher pedestal than it ever has before. The internet is often used as validation for one's own worldview and/or ideology, (this blog and others like are a perfect example,) and we have an expectation of respect for our opinions whether one agrees with them or not. However, we often mistake our subjective (brussel sprouts are disgusting) or normative (I think homosexuality is wrong) analyses with positive analysis (scientific observation with empirical data). When I say that I think brussel sprouts are disgusting, (and I do) or that homosexuality is wrong, (which I don't think, but I'm using it as an example,) there is no argument against this. It is a fact; I hate brussel sprouts. You may have a differing opinion, but my opinion as it applies to me is still a fact. But, when someone says, "I think homosexuality is unnatural." now we're dealing what would normally be a positive analysis, but has no basis in fact. And yet, it is treated as such by the person expounding upon that opinion and there is an expectation of respect for that view. To me, opinions that are presented as positive analyses should be exposed for what they are, ignorance disguised as fact. Such ignorance is not worthy of respect.
That all I have for today, and that's a fact.
-Jay
