I think measuring how able ppl are to be convinced by opposing viewpoints needs to be measured alongside whether they then changed their own
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I tend to feel: Being convinced by counterview & adopting as your own = good. Being convinced but sticking with old belief anyway = bad.
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As long as your judgement is good in evaluating these things. Certainly relig ppl & PoMos more likely to claim to respect all beliefs.
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Even tho that renders 'respect' meaningless. If you respect the claim that the world is 4.5 billion yrs old & 6,000 what is that worth?
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I'm sure I'd match these findings. I'd admit to being absolutely certain of very little but in practice I'd still want things to make sense.
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So often ppl go from 'We can't know anything for sure' to 'Any claim is equally likely.' No.
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I do like to think of myself as open-minded but, to me, this does not mean 'stuff any old shit in there & don't worry if it doesn't add up.'
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Open-minded, to me, means being open to changing your mind when given reason to do so, not holding contradictory beliefs at same time.
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It can be. Useful to be able to handle mutually contradictory ideas - cos you often can't be sure which is true.
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"Regarding fully contradictory positions as incompatible" is not that. Either is possible =/= their contradictions are compatible.
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Yes, that's the important distinction.
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