> If you're not careful, you might confuse experience with being narrow-minded. That's why we say the old generation has to die for new ideas to gain power. Yo

> If you're not careful, you might confuse experience with being narrow-minded. That's why we say the old generation has to die for new ideas to gain power. You are more open to new idea when you feel unsure and still have to build your internal model. Once it's somewhat settled the brain is reluctant to significant further change unless presented with overwhelming evidence - but it has also built up strong filters so that recognizing the evidence also is harder. See progress in science in general or medicine in particular.