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Originally Posted by analog
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.
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Open mindedness in the vernacular though is more about accepting everything and having no strong convictions about anything.
Being closed minded means you will refuse to accept new data that might contract your stance on an issue, but you can very well be opened minded and still reject new ideas, as not everything new or different is good.
Very few people are truly close minded, but in PC speak these days, anyone who doesn't accept (insert whatever cause/group/point of view) is closed minded to those who support that (cause/group/point of view).