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Everyone wants to think they're open‑minded. Here's why most people aren't

  • June 10, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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Everyone wants to think they're open‑minded. Here's why most people aren't
Most people think they are open-minded and would like others to perceive them as such. But for the things that matter most—religious beliefs, for example, or the meaning of life—few of us are genuinely willing to consider that we might be wrong, let alone do the hard work of revising beliefs. At a fundamental level, we humans are somewhat closed-minded.

Originally published at Phys.org

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