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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Filthy Lucre" data-source="post: 8497693" data-attributes="member: 6892631">1.) "If I could control the universe, it wouldn't be so; Alas, I do not have the power to change it - it is not my opinion but a fact of nature."If it was in my power to make the world more cosmically fair, I would. This can't be considered an opinion, as facts about one's own beliefs/mental states/qualia can't be examined by outside observers. Subjectivity is the hallmark of mental states.2.) "If I could control the universe, it wouldn't be so; Alas, I do not have the power to change it - it is not my opinion but a fact of nature."This part actually is, perhaps, debatable, but I'm not sure how could possibly change the nature of power. Anything that causes or prevents change just is power. It seems that it's conceptually impossible for this to be true. Changing the nature of power just would itself be en exercise of power.3.) "If I could control the universe, it wouldn't be so; Alas, I do not have the power to change it - it is not my opinion but a fact of nature."This is actually the conclusion of an argument that isn't presented here, but the point above articulates why this is a fact of nature and not my opinion.This statement was what you were responding to when you said:So, which segment of my sentence were you asserting to be "[my] opinion", since you have alleged that I misidentified it?</blockquote>