It has puzzled me no end how it is something that is praised within our society, and is sought after, yet I have still to find more than a handful of people who are *actually* open-minded. My thoughts were most recently sparked by a discussion I was having in a comment thread...
It started on the topic of religion and certainty, I asked a particular gentleman how he could be so sure about what his stance was - from whence came his grounding. His response started with how he was grateful to find somebody who appeared to have some level of intelligence, and was willing to actually engage in issues in an open-minded fashion.
... it had all the makings of an open discussion...
... it had all the makings of an open discussion...
