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KnightRanger · 56-60, M
I think Chesterton's implication is that the problem is with the mind that, like his example of the open mouth, remains open and slack, rather than "closing on" (or, to extend the metaphor, chewing over) "something solid." It is true that a permamently closed mouth admits no food! But a vacuously open mind, like a vacuously open mouth, admits much more than worthwhile nourishment. :-)
yeronlyman · 51-55, M
"an open mind is really a mark of foolishness"
not sure i agree
the hedgehog vs the fox argument in terms
having an open mind doesn't infer value or truth in itself
but an open mind could see the possibilities in the development of a thesis
in essence being aware of what we [i]don't[/i] know
lack of evidence is not the same as negative evidence
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not sure i agree
the hedgehog vs the fox argument in terms
having an open mind doesn't infer value or truth in itself
but an open mind could see the possibilities in the development of a thesis
in essence being aware of what we [i]don't[/i] know
lack of evidence is not the same as negative evidence
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