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Essay:Quantifying Openmindedness (view source)
Revision as of 12:24, October 14, 2015
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# Do you think that if you read parts of the Bible years ago as a child, you can claim to "have read the Bible" and that you have no reason to read it regularly now?
# Do you think that if you read parts of the Bible years ago as a child, you can claim to "have read the Bible" and that you have no reason to read it regularly now?
# Do you believe that because the Earth's orbit and rotation are what they are now, they are guaranteed to remain stable for billions of years?
# Do you believe that because the Earth's orbit and rotation are what they are now, they are guaranteed to remain stable for billions of years?
# Do you refuse to consider the possibility that [[Epistle to the Hebrews (Translated)|Hebrews]] might have been authored by Jesus?
# Do you refuse to consider the possibility that the [[Epistle to the Hebrews (Translated)|Epistle to the Hebrews]] might have been authored by Jesus?
The above questions can be asked, and one's closed-mindedness can be scored based on how often they answered "yes" above. Answering more than half as "yes" reflects acute closed-mindedness.
The above questions can be asked, and one's closed-mindedness can be scored based on how often they answered "yes" above. Answering more than half as "yes" reflects acute closed-mindedness.