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To get to the truth, you have to be open-minded. Many modern secularists claim to be open-minded, even the left leaning liberals claim to be open-minded, but th
by brink 4y ago
To get to the truth, you have to be open-minded. Many modern secularists claim to be open-minded, even the left leaning liberals claim to be open-minded, but they're more closed minded than their ancestors. Everyone wants the great claim of being open-minded without the cost of actually being open-minded. There's an element of sacrifice when it comes to getting to the truth.
To actually be open-minded, you have to sacrifice your idealism, which is a lot harder than it seems. Especially since many of our prejudices are hidden to us, and we could spend a lifetime preoccupied with identifying what's true and what's prejudice.
- engineer_22 4y agoHow did you get so much Karma?
- II2II 4y agoIdealism, or ideals? Perhaps it is just me, but I view idealism as a state of mind and ideals as what one values. It would be truly sad to sacrifice the former, yet the latter can evolve to reflect the truth.
- brink 4y agoYeah, you're probably right. I'm not very good with words.
- guelo 4y agoThis is so condescending, as if the religious and right leaning conservatives are the only brave truth seekers. Many on the left have painful experiences of accepting truths that cause them to cast aside deeply held traditions and cultures, or that tear apart relationships with friends and family. Social conservatives are all about rejecting any truth that might disrupt old traditions or social hierarchies.
- engineer_22 4y agoI was with you, but then you committed the same sin as OP. > Social conservatives are all about rejecting any truth that might disrupt old traditions or social hierarchies.
- guelo 4y agoYou're right I did. Good call out. It's so easy to stereotype.
- jay_kyburz 4y agoI wouldn't say you have to "sacrifice" your idealism. But I would say you should be prepared to question your ideals. You need to continue to be idealistic by making sure each of your ideals is ideal.
- gilbetron 4y agoI dunno, I'm in my 50s and all the ancestors I ever knew tended to be much more incredibly close minded. Shockingly so, in hindsight. If you were plopped into the early 20th century or earlier, I'll happily bet you would find yourself largely surrounded by close minded cultures on a level you haven't really experienced.