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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
For the purposes of this discussion, those who are vehemently against religion and those who are religious and vehemently against secularism yes.
Closed minded to each others positions and unwilling to accept the possibility of the other argument as having tangible merit or some benefit to society.
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I don't think someone who is vehemently against something are closed minded, as long as they are so for a reason. Closed minded is unwilling to change when presented with a good reason to change.
No one would call us closed minded for not accepting the possibility of Zeus existing.
People like Dawkins take the position that religion causes distinct harm to society, so they aren't being closed minded.