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Originally Posted by Aladdin Sane
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Originally Posted by blade02
"To think that being open minded is the best way to go, you first have to be closed minded enough to believe that open-mindedness is the best way to go. So it contradicts itself right from the get go."
It makes sense to me.
"Open mindedness" is just a synonym for "I have no firm convictions." When one proclaims open-mindedness, it is typically intended to set one apart from "close-mindedness," which is pejorative. "Open-mindedness" is a claim that implies intellectual superiority.
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Open-mindedness is having or showing receptiveness to new and different ideas, or the opinions of others. That's right out of the dictionary. I'm not making it up. You can have convictions and still be receptive to new ideas. You can still entertain new opinions. All the convictions in the world have nothing to do with being open-minded. The smartest people in the world constantly challenge their own intelligence, their own ideas of the hows and whys of the universe. I don't know how anyone can make "open-mindedness" a negative thing. Your interpretation/understanding of the term is somewhat skewed, unfortunately, and that's why your assertion is incorrect.