Does tertiary education equate to life experience? Do people who sit infront of computer 24*7, or within a library 24*7 understand more than people who physically and socially coexist with other people of different beliefs and go about their acquisition of knowledge through other means have any more right to express their opinion?
An opinion does not require references to one hundred literary texts, nor does it need to subscribe to a "clear" philosophy in order to be legitimate. We all lead different lives and arrive at different conclusions. The beauty of discussion is that it does not need to be finite. Raising questions, questioning beliefs, in my opinion are better tools with which to formulate your own opinions. To creatively think, not to regurgitate.
I feel very strongly about my personal beliefs, and others feel very strongly against what I express, but that's cool. There's been various times where someone's pointed out something I don't agree with, but it might raise my awareness to something and that's fine. I just feel that you need to relax a little about how much you disagree, and set more examples of being open-minded, you're the mod, you should be promoting tolerance.