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Whenever people are presented with something that lies outside their current worldview, the automatic response is for their brain to writhe. The cognitive dissonance takes hold, but honestly, isnt that what your brain is supposed to do? If you live your life being fed certain types of stimuli, to be presented with something that doesnt fit will trigger a skeptical response. Wait, that doesnt make sense. Not at first, no way. So the danger isnt that we are skeptics, as this is only natural. Even those who doggedly refuse to question anything will still question everything that doesnt make sense according to what they know. The danger lies in remaining one without actually considering the alternative evidence being presented. The danger lies in not being willing to expand our worldviews to accommodate new information. That is the definition of a closed mind.
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 02:05:08 +0000

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