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# Do you think that is impossible for the power of 2 in Newtonian gravity, whereby the gravitational force is proportional to 1/r<sup>2</sup>, to be more precise with an exponent that is slightly different from 2, such as a gravitational force proportional to 1/r<sup>2.00000001</sup>?
 
# Do you think that is impossible for the power of 2 in Newtonian gravity, whereby the gravitational force is proportional to 1/r<sup>2</sup>, to be more precise with an exponent that is slightly different from 2, such as a gravitational force proportional to 1/r<sup>2.00000001</sup>?
 
# Do you resist admitting that some things taught to you in school are completely false, and even known to be false by some responsible for the material?
 
# Do you resist admitting that some things taught to you in school are completely false, and even known to be false by some responsible for the material?
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# Do you deny that some widely required theories of science may actually impede the progress of science?
    
A dozen or so of 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.
 
A dozen or so of 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.
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