The closed-minded approach is to say we know definitely that you're right/wrong. The open-minded approach is to say: maybe we don't know everything, we shouldn

The closed-minded approach is to say we know definitely that you're right/wrong. The open-minded approach is to say: maybe we don't know everything, we shouldn't jump to conclusions, rather we should wait for more evidence so that we understand the situation better. It doesn't matter whether it's aliens, magic, or new scientific discoveries.