There is an ocean of difference between being open to new ideas and just letting any new concept get your equal mindshare without a compelling reason like evide

There is an ocean of difference between being open to new ideas and just letting any new concept get your equal mindshare without a compelling reason like evidence. There is a reason no one that is respected talks about these "crackpot" ideas. The established ideas are here because they survived decades of trying to be proved wrong but they survive since they fit observed nature. New ideas are just that: new. When someone introduces a new type of database HN doesn't say "why won't people take new ideas with an open mind??", they say "SQL works and has been proven. You have to prove your new idea is better before I'll use it." Exact same concept.