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jammies · 08-20-2008, 09:37 PM

The world would be a better place if more people understood the difference between "open-minded" and "credulous".

It's really quite simple: credulous is where you think 2 alternatives that are "possible" are therefore equal and any one of them is just as likely to be true. Open-minded is where you understand that "possible" can apply to just about any concept, and that what you want to determine when evaluating alternatives is which one is PROBABLE, regardless of whether or not it agrees with your world-view.

MJK, as far as this pseudo-science goes, you are going with the "all alternatives are equally likely" school of thought. Go ahead and believe whatever you want, but if you can't defend those beliefs in argument, bringing them up on a forum seems disingenuous.

08-20-2008, 09:37 PM	#74
jammies Basement Chicken Choker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In a land without pants, or war, or want. But mostly we care about the pants. Exp:	The world would be a better place if more people understood the difference between "open-minded" and "credulous". It's really quite simple: credulous is where you think 2 alternatives that are "possible" are therefore equal and any one of them is just as likely to be true. Open-minded is where you understand that "possible" can apply to just about any concept, and that what you want to determine when evaluating alternatives is which one is PROBABLE, regardless of whether or not it agrees with your world-view. MJK, as far as this pseudo-science goes, you are going with the "all alternatives are equally likely" school of thought. Go ahead and believe whatever you want, but if you can't defend those beliefs in argument, bringing them up on a forum seems disingenuous. __________________ Better educated sadness than oblivious joy.