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What is an Open Mind?

An open mind is like an open well. It isthey were ignored by many. Some people didn't
easily contaminated by anything blowing inhave an open mind after all -at least not
the wind. At least that is the problem withopen to the most likely scenario. They wanted
what many call an open mind. For example, youa particular answer (space aliens) or wanted
may have heard someone called open mindedthe mystery to be maintained. To this day the
because he believes in visitors from space,tricksters make their designs only to have
bending spoons with mind power, and "remoteparanormal "experts" tromp into the fields
viewing." But isn't this more a sign of athe following day and proclaim that no human
gullible mind? Let's look at a healthiercould  have  done  it.
definition.
Note that being curious about the mystery,
Open  Mind  -  A  Definitionand speculating about possible causes is not
the problem. Being "receptive to new and
We all like to think that we are open minded.different ideas" is a good thing. Adopting
Here is what that means according to a couplebeliefs without supporting evidence may not
different dictionaries: 1. Receptive to newbe, however. Being receptive to the idea that
and different ideas or the opinions ofpreviously unknown forces can cause things to
others; 2. Not narrow or conservative inhappen is open minded, but it would also be
thought,  expression,  or  conduct.very closed-minded to exclude the possibility
that there are more normal explanations -
That sounds reasonable, and we might want toespecially when the bulk of the evidence
fit those definitions. The problem comes whenpoints  to  this.
we take this to mean that we must entertain
any idea regardless of merit, or thatSo what does it mean to have an open mind? To
believing in unlikely things is a sign ofbe receptive to new ideas and to avoid
open-mindedness. Then we begin to give toonarrowness of thought, certainly. But being
much credit to faulty ideas and unsupportableopen minded doesn't mean we have to accept
beliefs  in  the name of having an open mind.ideas that make no sense, or adopt beliefs
without any evidence or reason. And it has to
For example, I watched a program on cropmean at least that we are open to the
circles the other day. These are circles andpossibility that the explanations we would
other geometric shapes of flattened cropslike or which are more interesting may be
that appear in fields around the world. Forwrong.
years many speculated that spaceships from
other planets, "energy vortexes" and otherYou have a brain that can analyze various
outrageous things caused them. "Experts"possible explanations for things. An open
claimed that they could not have been causedmind may assure you that you consider all
by humans. Much of the public bought intothose possibilities, but it shouldn't prevent
this hype in the name of having an open mind.you from discarding those explanations
without evidence in favor of those with
Of course when several individuals and groupsevidence. In other words, it should never be
finally claimed responsibility, and evenan excuse to believe anything in the absence
showed exactly how they made the designs,of good thinking.



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