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Originally Posted by Stay Golden
its funny how if someone is for same sex marriage then your open minded and if a person is opposed to it then they are closed minded.
Whats right is right and what's wrong is wrong. ALL people know what's right or wrong for them personally as a opinion. Religion, values, preference or otherwise.
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I think you're right . . . to a point.
Yes some anti-gay marriage people are closed minded, yes some pro-gay marriage people are closed minded.
The difference is, I've seldom across someone that was anti-gay marriage that was willing to actually listen and debate my argument in favour of gay-marriage. Those people that are anti-gay marriage but will listen to my arguments, think about them, and refute them on their merits are NOT closed minded. That said, I can't name anyone off the top of my head that fits that description.
On the other hand, there are lots of people in the pro-gay marriage camp that will refuse to listen to the religious argument (which is a shame because it can actually a very strong argument in favour of gay marriage). Those people are also closed minded.
All in all, the stereotypical anti-gay marriage advocate falls in the closed minded segment, and for the most part the pro-gay marriage falls in the open minded segment (if not for the reason stated above, but because they're accepting of something that's different from themselves).