Musings of a Humdrum Life

Soap Box Alert!

After a great deal of thought, I have come to the conclusion that there is no such thing as an Expert! Instead, there is only people who have a firm belief in their own opinions and can articulate that belief in a way that makes it plausible to other people.
This may seem like a strange statement to make, but it's very logical really... Art experts tell us that a painting has to have certain aspects in it to be a 'masterpiece'... Says who?? why, those same experts. Dog experts tell us that each breed has to be a certain size, weight and ears a certain shape.... Says who? why, those same experts... again! Dieticians tell us what food is good for us and bad for us.... Doctors tell us what situations are good for us and bad for us... Politicians tell us what the country should be run like.... but the FACT is that all of these are just opinions... the opinions of these so-called experts that are imposed on the rest of us. The only thing that can be sure is that there is such a thing as paintings, dogs, food etc etc everything else is just a preference and we are told by experts what our preferences should be... it's ludicrous!
Take house prices.... 2 3-bedroom semi's about 200 yards apart - one is worth £230,000 and the other is worth £160,000... why? because one is in Harold Wood and the other is in Harold Hill, they face each other across the A12... who decides these prices??... Property Experts! We are not told the criteria for these valuations, what makes one area more desirable than another?? Demand? That only means that people are gullible enough to pay more to buy a higher-priced property because they have been told its the better house and thats why it costs more!
I think more of us have to remember that none of the above exists in nature, none of the above has a value more than what we place on it... society decides itself what is good, bad & indifferent but at the end of the day, its just opinion!


On a different note: Kia was on bird patrol yesterday - and then had a nice sunbathe in the garden, I can't believe how big she is getting! She looks so ladylike lying there! And yes, that's my opinion... :)

posted by Anita @ 7:51 AM