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 Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 5:49 pm
There are some people out there that, What they think is what they think and thats it.
But there are soo may things out there you can believe in also, But they don't. Is it because there scared? Affraid of the unknown perhaps? Or is just that whoever has mind warped them they need to stick to that logic?
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Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 10:41 pm
They are most likely afraid and unwilling to try new things and feel a sense of security by not changing there minds about anything.
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Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:08 pm
Well, there are things that cannot really be discussed because the pro's and contra's are even. Some people need the right arguments.
Some people do not want to think over their opinion because if you lose a point of view you have to search for another one. That means insecurity and people deal different with that.
On the other hand I think you make soime people behave that way becaus you expect them to be so. So you will interpret every behaviour as of such a kind and then people will start to fulfill your expectation. You call that "self fulfilling prophecy"^^
Some people are so eager to change anothers mind, that you just block before you feel run over...
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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:43 am
Could be a coping method, some may be fine with the way things already are in their life and therefore don't want to accept foreign ideas and beliefs as they could fear the changes that follow.
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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 3:39 pm
In certain religions, all the bad things that happen to you in life are trials of your faith, and suffering through them brings blessings upon you. People in these religions become closed minded because why would they want to believe they've suffered for nothing.
Also certain belief systems set up their deity/ies as a mother or father figure, and no one wants to loose a parent. By accepting other beliefs as true, they believe this is exactly what would happen.
And yet other religions tell you everything else ius wrong, so it is their belief to believe every other belief is wrong.
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:08 pm
People tend to be close-minded for several odd different reasons.
One, because they are preoccupied with things of their own lives that they deem more important to them. They, in their opinion, have no time to sit around and actually listen to another's opinion because they deem their own opinions more important. And they think theirs are more important and disregard or mock your own opinions because it's something different from what they're used to thinking, and they're afraid of change or the 'abnormal' as defined by their experiences.
Two, because they are arrogant self-absorbed pigs. Simply, harsh, but true. My own physical father is like that. He believes women are beneath him and he believes that his opinions are always right, no matter what. And, if by some manner or way they're proven wrong, he'll go about saying how he was almost right and how he could have guessed that anyway. Some people are like that in attitude and believe in some way, or in every way, they know everything about everything, and if they don't know something, they'll say it's not important enough. Firsthand experience with people like this, a'la my father, has taught me this.
Three, because of religion and/or the way in which they were raised. People tend to stick to things they've believed all their life and shun change or outside opinions, because they have such strong belief in the fact their own beliefs are utterly true among all others'.
And four, they are close-minded because, in to use a suggestive term, in a discussion they are stating their own opinions in order to eagerly SHARE them, not to TRADE them. This leads back to the person believing they're right in the first place, or that their own opinions or beliefs are so amazing they simply have to share it with others so other people will conform to their way of thinking. This makes the original opinion-sharer important and feel good about themselves because they began this certain belief or opinion and began its spreading process from person to person.
In other words, people are in too much of a hurry and are irritable miscreants who need to take a step back and watch the world for a day.
In my opinion, they need to learn to be happy with existing.
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:12 pm
Well, it really depends on the person.
One reason might be because they were brought up to think certain ways, or may have lived in environments that think like them. Like people racist people. They are most likely racist because their parents raised them to think that way, and/or their peers have made them think so. (though there does exist a percentage of them that try to think outside of there environment's realm of thinking)
Another reason might be, that they're afraid of change. They have lived so long in a realm of thinking that they just can't let it go. Or they might be afraid of what the peers in their daily life might think of them. (I know this is sort of selfish, but think of a person who already struggles to make friends)
One last reason I can think of at this moment is they're just dead set with their own thinking and are too stubborn to change. These are sometimes the people who cause the assumptions (emphasis on SOMETIMES, other times it can be confused people, or those who didn't see the other side of a story).
Dude, I just realized, I sound like a grown-up in intelligent discussions. O.O
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Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 5:52 am
There's a lot of varying factors in closed mindedness.
For some people it's a matter of faith. Their religion tells them they have to believe one set of things and to question that is to betray their deity. Which granted... is stupid... but it's hard to debate that point with them because they so whole heartedly believe that they will be rewarded for their closed mindedness in the next world. How do you fight that?
For other people it's a matter of intelligence. It's sometimes easier for stupid people. If they know they aren't that bright then tend to be insanely open-minded. They tend to listen completely to the people around them they consider to be intelligent.
The other side is that very intelligent people tend to believe that they already know best so getting them to consider they don't is almost an insult to the intelligence they've worked so hard to gain. At that point it's an ego conflict.
And there are plenty of open minded intelligent people and plenty of closed minded stupid people but both of those groups tend to stem from a place of insecurity. (Yes... open mindedness in an intelligent person is actually a sign of weakness of their character... weird huh?)
I know for myself personally... I'm way smarter than I should be. When I'm in a debate with someone on a topic... even if they seem completely right... I will not concede the point to them no matter what. I will hold my side of the argument and defend it tooth and nail.
However... once the debate is over I will double check their info and if I find them to be correct on my own terms I will go back and concede at that point.
I do this because if I prove them right that way... I only have to back peddle once. If I concede in the heat of the debate... then I later find I was right and fell under a very well articulated but fabricated point flow... then I have to back peddle twice and I look like a moron. Which is an ego spot for me.
Just remember not to confuse "open mindedness" with being weak willed. Some people just can't hold their own opinions out of fear of being judged. They are technically insanely open minded... but not for any productive reason.
All in all it comes down to being able to consider that you are wrong about something you believed in. While it can be difficult to do such a thing for anyone who places their confidence and self esteem in tow with their discernment... it's important to remember Aristotle's lesson.
"It is the true sign of an intelligent mind to be able to entertain an idea without having to accept it." (paraphrased)
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Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 9:58 am
Well..being close minded I think comes with being a human.In their own way..I think everyone is close minded whether we realize it or not.The average person may seem like they are open to everything and they take in everything that is said and thought..but in reality..we often ignore those things and basically go on with our way of living.
I don't think this is necessairly a bad thing because if you think about it..it is the only way we can have some kind of grasp on 'truth.' Or rather..our perspective of it.Ngh..I might not be making any sense at this point so I'll stop and give you an example of what I'm talking about.
If everyone was really open-minded and we took in other people's points of views..compared it against our own..and tried to make it fit..I'm sure it would lead to a lot of questions and confusion.We wouldn't know what to do and if you are entirely different from the person whose view you're trying to accept..you may find it impossible and end up getting extremely frustrated and most likely questioning the way you live and everything you live for.
In my opinion,it's not so much as being close minded..because in this world..unless you are completely ignorant..you are aware of things and you know this and that...and even though you may know it is right or it is not right..you only do what you see fit because you deem it necessary.
Humans are selfish creatures in general and have a habit of only doing what they feel will benefit them..and I'm sure that being open-minded leads to more hecticness for people because they aren't sure on how to handle it.
This is just a thought however..I could be wrong.I'd say I consider myself a pretty open minded person.I don't shun anyone else's idea and I accept them.But I don't change my own due to them and I don't try to convert anyone to mine.Simply because..I understand that the way we live is different.From our lifestyles to our religion..we find a different path and a different way to live that works for us..that's way..I'm comfortable enough to be open minded but sure.
People that are like that are often mistaken for close-minded..but it's not quite the same. neutral Either way..I guess I strayed from topic.XD Enough babbling from me!
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 1:13 pm
"Curiosity killed the cat" doesn't come out of the blue. It keeps them away from falling out of the line and stay conform.
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 5:53 am
Some people just don't like to be wrong and its usually the stubborned close minded people who will give anything to make their theory of way of life right. Also, like many people said, fear is a good reason why they refuses to accept anything else. If their theory is wrong then what is the right one? If there way of life is not acceptable then which one is and how do we know?
Thats just my thoughts on it.
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