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Old 11-04-2006, 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Daniel Terhorst View Post
On the other end of the spectrum, some people will believe anything they see or hear. Some even want to be told what to believe. Is this open-mindedness? I don't think so. I think it's just a closed mind of a different form--one that is closed to reason.
I think what you're referring to is called gullibility.

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He asked me: "Of all the things that are the most deep-seated in your worldview, your philosophy, which are merely “very important,” and which are “non-negotiable”?"
Personally, I have only one belief which I consider non-negotiable - that no belief is non-negotiable.
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