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>>>>Sure they do. The facts "as I know them" allows me to make any decision I want. Can it change based on additional facts? Absolutely, but that doesn't stop me from having an opinion based on what I know at a given time. If you live your life waiting for "all" the facts, you will never move or make any decision.
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>>>I agree with Yuri. There is a difference between (1) simply having insufficient facts, (2) having enough facts, and (3) waiting for all the facts. I think in your given scenario there are insufficient facts to make any decision either way.
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>>That's where we differ then. I feel that there are enough facts to make a decision. There are many unknown factors, but so what? If all you have is what you have, then you can have an opinion. Hell, enough poeople make decisions with no information, I think an opinion can be formed with little informatin. But, of course, that's just an opinion...
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>No decision might be better than an incorrect decision which could have disastrous consequences. Sometimes its better to abstain from judgement until further information comes to light, especially where the decision might be irreversible.

I don't disagree with that. I should have worded the exercise differently.