كيف تفتح العقول المغلقة How You Can open closed minds

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You made a compelling libertarian case. Your evidence and arguments were on the mark. You dissolved and dismantled the other person's concerns and objections to liberty. But it made no difference to the other person. Because none of it got through.

Why?

He had a closed mind. And as long as he has a closed mind, he is unreachable and unteachable.

It wasn't the first time you discussed libertarianism with a closed-minded person. It wasn't the only time. This has happened to every libertarian many, many times. And it will keep happening - until and unless we find ways to open closed minds.

What is a Closed Mind?

A closed mind filters out and blocks off new or different ideas, information, and beliefs. A person can be generally or specifically closed-minded. A few people have fixed and final opinions on pretty much everything. Most of us are closed-minded only in specific areas. Only on specific beliefs, ideas, and matters. We may be unwilling to listen to and even-handedly consider ideas different from our own in matters of religion, morality, sex, or politics.

Closed minds use hostility, prejudice, indifference, and inattention to keep new or different ideas from gaining a foothold. Closed minds stand in the way of learning and change.

What is an Open Mind?

An open mind is receptive to new or different ideas, information, and beliefs. It welcomes and invites the new or different. It is willing to impartially consider new possibilities. An open mind is willing, able, and eager to hear out and intelligently evaluate other people's beliefs, information, and ideas.

Only an open mind can learn and grow. Only an open mind can profit from other people's learning, experience, and insights. Only an open mind can be reached and persuaded.

How to Ask People to Be Open-Minded

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