Viktorkrum77 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 According to you, everyone is so it doesn't matter anyway. Actually, that's according to you as well. Quit pointing fingers. Have you ever thought to do something involving picking out tiny details? Inspecting perhaps, you have a knack for it. Me doing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locke Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 According to you, everyone is so it doesn't matter anyway. Actually, that's according to you as well. Quit pointing fingers. Have you ever thought to do something involving picking out tiny details? Inspecting perhaps, you have a knack for it. And I assume that you want to be a politician for a living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktorkrum77 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 And I assume that you want to be a politician for a living. Work at an embassy actually. Apart from possible flight attending. Me doing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satenza Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 I don't really know what criteria you must meet to become openminded. I mean, is openminded someone who can accept all opinions no matter how irrational and not discredit them? Example: Would I be close minded ignoring the view that the World could be the center of our solar system? Which is why I would agree with Locke and Adam that only close-minded exists to degree's. However if we take the approach of ignoring and not accepting irrational and illogical views we neatly get onto other more contraversial topics that people like to beleive in no matter how illogical and irrational. I don't think close-mindedness comes in not taking opinion as a possiblity if you have a rational reason why you don't accept that opinion. I think to be close minded you would be doing the opposite of that. On that grounds no, I am not close minded. On the above grounds, everyone is. If you are too open-minded on the above grounds, i think thats what I would call nihilist. I am close-minded to faith, how close minded does that make me? With so many trees in the city you could see the spring coming each day until a night of warm wind would bring it suddenly in one morning. Sometimes the heavy cold rains would beat it back so that it would seem that it would never come and that you were losing a season out of your life. But you knew that there would always be the spring as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen. When the cold rains kept on and killed the spring, it was as though a young person had died for no reason. In those days though the spring always came finally but it was frightening that it had nearly failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death_By_Pod Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Have you ever thought to do something involving picking out tiny details? Inspecting perhaps, you have a knack for it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases I wouldn't call this 'tiny detail'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubsa Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Open minded, definately. Whips, chains, ropes, pigs, skittles, candles, knives - I'm worse than Angelina Jolie. This is how much you all raised for charity. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barihawk Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 I am close-minded to faith, how close minded does that make me? It makes you a hypocrite since you do nothing but constantly attack us who openly declare our faith. And then call us closed-minded. I personally am a mix of the two. Which there is nothing wrong with. My heart is broken by the terrible loss I have sustained in my old friends and companions and my poor soldiers. Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won. -Sir Arthur Wellesley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman089 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Open minded, definately. Whips, chains, ropes, pigs, skittles, candles, knives - I'm worse than Angelina Jolie. So... skittles, candles, knives.. Billy Bob Thornton? Gamertag: King Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satenza Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 I am close-minded to faith, how close minded does that make me? It makes you a hypocrite since you do nothing but constantly attack us who openly declare our faith. And then call us closed-minded. I have never called you closed minded, nor have I attacked you. Depends what you mean by attack. What do you mean by attack? Edit: Although by the second defintion of close-minded i pointed out i would say you are closed minded. With so many trees in the city you could see the spring coming each day until a night of warm wind would bring it suddenly in one morning. Sometimes the heavy cold rains would beat it back so that it would seem that it would never come and that you were losing a season out of your life. But you knew that there would always be the spring as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen. When the cold rains kept on and killed the spring, it was as though a young person had died for no reason. In those days though the spring always came finally but it was frightening that it had nearly failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktorkrum77 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 I am close-minded to faith, how close minded does that make me? It makes you a hypocrite since you do nothing but constantly attack us who openly declare our faith. And then call us closed-minded. I personally am a mix of the two. Which there is nothing wrong with. Bi-minded? :lol: Sorry, just seemed the perfect moment. But yeah, I agree, there's a scale. Me doing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
How2PK Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 I'd say I'm open minded. Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barihawk Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 I am close-minded to faith, how close minded does that make me? It makes you a hypocrite since you do nothing but constantly attack us who openly declare our faith. And then call us closed-minded. I have never called you closed minded, nor have I attacked you. Depends what you mean by attack. What do you mean by attack? Edit: Although by the second defintion of close-minded i pointed out i would say you are closed minded. And by that same definition you are still closed-minded...but let's not get into a proverbial game of "No, you!" :P No, you don't attack me. However, you constantly attack my faith. And that is one of my defining characteristics and the mainstay of my life. So pretty much calling Christians close-minded would be like just saying it to me. My heart is broken by the terrible loss I have sustained in my old friends and companions and my poor soldiers. Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won. -Sir Arthur Wellesley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satenza Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 I am close-minded to faith, how close minded does that make me? It makes you a hypocrite since you do nothing but constantly attack us who openly declare our faith. And then call us closed-minded. I have never called you closed minded, nor have I attacked you. Depends what you mean by attack. What do you mean by attack? Edit: Although by the second defintion of close-minded i pointed out i would say you are closed minded. And by that same definition you are still closed-minded...but let's not get into a proverbial game of "No, you!" :P I think I have a rational reason as to why i am close-minded to faith. So i would fail to be close-minded. It's subjective though and thats my definition to the word. I think it makes more sense than the one i see most people follow. No, you don't attack me. However, you constantly attack my faith. And that is one of my defining characteristics and the mainstay of my life. So pretty much calling Christians close-minded would be like just saying it to me. There are obviously degree's. While in my opinion you are to an extent close-mined to some things because of faith (which i don't beleive to be a rational explanation for saying someone is wrong) as I remember our discourse on your morality. However i still remember you saying "not everyone is Barihawk". While i may think that on some issues you are close-minded in words i think when it comes to action you are not. With so many trees in the city you could see the spring coming each day until a night of warm wind would bring it suddenly in one morning. Sometimes the heavy cold rains would beat it back so that it would seem that it would never come and that you were losing a season out of your life. But you knew that there would always be the spring as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen. When the cold rains kept on and killed the spring, it was as though a young person had died for no reason. In those days though the spring always came finally but it was frightening that it had nearly failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locke Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Quick. Let's define the word close minded so it only applies to people who don't agree with us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satenza Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Quick. Let's define the word close minded so it only applies to people who don't agree with us! It's practical, like I have shown. If we define close minded as not accepting any belief no matter how ridiculous or irrational, or illogical then you would by that be close minded for not accepting the possibility the world is the center of our solar system, or that Unicorns exist. If we define it as not having a rational reason as to why we are close-minded on a subject then it becomes a lot more sensible. With so many trees in the city you could see the spring coming each day until a night of warm wind would bring it suddenly in one morning. Sometimes the heavy cold rains would beat it back so that it would seem that it would never come and that you were losing a season out of your life. But you knew that there would always be the spring as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen. When the cold rains kept on and killed the spring, it was as though a young person had died for no reason. In those days though the spring always came finally but it was frightening that it had nearly failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angryjoe Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Id say im fairly open minded in most aspects. i say this because i can usulayy see both sides in an argument and will weigh them up and i never really come to a conclusion about stuff eg. on the matter of religion i believe in god but i reckon the bible is aload of cobblers. i am however close minded in other aspects, the main one i can think of being football clubs :D. But overall id say im open minded but there are some things that are *almost* stone cold facts that some people somehow still try and debate such as evolution (i dunno the details but its pretty obvious) so you could say im closed minded in that respect i suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad4u689 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 I'd say I'm pretty close-minded. I'm pretty arrogant and thus think I'm smarter than most people, so I rarely think someone else is more right than I am. This has happened a few times that I can remember, that I had a big argument with someone and wound up with my opinion fundamentally changed: I argued the pro-choice position and was convinced to be pro-life; I argued that political correctness was stupid and was convinced that political correctness is fundamental to understanding issues of privilege, which is vital in almost every issue; I argued pro-Zionist and was convinced that I don't even really believe Israel should exist under its current concept; I argued pro-libertarian and was convinced that some economic welfare and social justice is necessary; ... and some more, but those are some big ones. Everybody hug and spread the love :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korskin Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 I don't like the idea of being open-minded. If I've found the truth, why must I be searching for the truth? I could stretch my mind to be open when it comes to details of life, which doesn't make a significant impact on my life if I'm right or wrong about. Does that make me open or close-minded? My guess would be the latter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabola Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 And if your 'truth' is wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korskin Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 And if your 'truth' is wrong? My truth is wrong? That's preposterous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubsa Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 And if your 'truth' is wrong? It's his truth, so it can't be. Whatever you or I think of it is irrelevant. This is how much you all raised for charity. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabola Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 If we'd all just relied on 'our truths' being right, never questioned any of them, we'd still be sat here thinking a dung beetle pushes the sun across the sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megakiller32 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 *points to signature* 8-) Quit Runescape 30th May 2006.Thanks to Hawkxs for my signature :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubsa Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 If we'd all just relied on 'our truths' being right, never questioned any of them, we'd still be sat here thinking a dung beetle pushes the sun across the sky. We're not talking about truths like that, like oxygen in the air truths, I thought that was obvious. It's about faith. This is how much you all raised for charity. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonking Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 I would consider myself pretty open minded. My view is that if you close your mind to everything you really arn't going to get anything out of life. ~^v^~Ex-Leader of the Divine Flames of Redemption~^v^~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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