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Being 'open minded' has come more and more to mean either naivety or being accepting of everything.
To me being open minded is taking things based on logic and evidence.
For example, some people think crystals have healing powers. I think they are idiots. They would call me closed minded, but I look at it from an evidence based standpoint. If there were evidence that crystals could heal, I'd be the first to put one on my desk.
Being open minded has nothing to do with being accepting of other ideas, only willing to examine them based on their merits. If the ideas do not stand up to scrutiny, then you can safely ignore them without being 'close minded'.
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