Digital Mustache » skepticism http://www.digitalmustache.com One more robot learns to be something more than a machine... Sat, 05 Mar 2011 21:36:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Open-mindedness http://www.digitalmustache.com/2008/07/24/open-mindedness/ http://www.digitalmustache.com/2008/07/24/open-mindedness/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:04:32 +0000 brian http://www.digitalmustache.com/?p=28 Earlier this week I was listening to episode #154 of the Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe podcast. I believe it was Dr. Dean Edell that said he likes to ask the following question when people claim to be open-minded about a specific topic:

What evidence could I present to you that would make you change your mind?

He emphasized that an open-minded person should be able to answer this. However, blind faith in something probably isn’t going to allow for one.

Personally, I find comfort in the scientific method and transient truths based on empirical evidence.  Why is it so bad to reevaluate beliefs based on new evidence?  Is it an issue of stubbornness?

The Skeptics Guide to the Universe podcast is available on iTunes.

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