It is amazing to me the power that some people think they possess – that their opinions have the ability to shape all circumstances. They feel that by saying what they think, they can bring it into being.
I’m all for the school of “believe it and you can achieve it”, “build it and they will come” and even some amount of “think it into being” (in measured doses). But, when merely expressing an opinion about a scenario long past, don’t be misguided into thinking that you can change the outcome. What happened has already happened and cannot be changed. Whether you believe the occurence to be true or not is competely irrelevant.
In some cases, the truth may be a simple black or white, true or not. In cases like those, arguing about whether you believe it to be true is a waste of time and energy (especially mine if you try to draw me into it). I may have an opinion but often I will keep it to myself until the truth is revealed. If I was wrong I will say I was wrong, and if I was right, I will resist the ‘I told you so’ urge. But I have enough sense to know that my opinion on some things is my business.