Title: Facts, Truths, Beliefs, Opinions, and "Alternative Facts" | Psychology Today
Headings: Facts, Truths, Beliefs, Opinions, and "Alternative Facts"
Clifford N. Lazarus Ph.D.
Facts, Truths, Beliefs, Opinions, and "Alternative Facts"
"Truths" and opinions change. Facts don't, because they're based on reality.

Content: Someone who makes statements such as, “Wrong!” or “That’s ridiculous!” or “You're completely incorrect!” when someone disagrees with him or her? Such people are often insufferable and are seldom genuinely liked. Their philosophy is “I think I know, therefore I absolutely know!” Or they declare, “My opinion is not just an opinion; it's a fact.” Being right is very important to such people. Even when they are dead wrong, they don't let actual facts get in the way of their opinions.