Don't confuse skepticism with willful ignorance or plain stubbornness. I am a skeptic of the harshest kind. But that doesn't mean I can't be convinced of things.
skeptical ≠ close minded gullible ≠ open minded
I am very open minded. Extremely so in fact, yet deeply skeptical. I will listen to new ideas and opinions and then research them intensely. I do my best to be the antithesis of gullible. While still hearing out peoples Ideas.
The unfortunate byproduct of all of this research is I've heard and looked into most of the more popular claims about the subject that interest me. So when someone comes along spouting pseudoscience or superstition I see it for what it is and label it as such. People don't like being told they're wrong. They get exceptionally pissed off when their error is proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
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skeptical ≠ close minded
gullible ≠ open minded
I am very open minded. Extremely so in fact, yet deeply skeptical. I will listen to new ideas and opinions and then research them intensely. I do my best to be the antithesis of gullible. While still hearing out peoples Ideas.
The unfortunate byproduct of all of this research is I've heard and looked into most of the more popular claims about the subject that interest me. So when someone comes along spouting pseudoscience or superstition I see it for what it is and label it as such. People don't like being told they're wrong. They get exceptionally pissed off when their error is proven beyond a reasonable doubt.