Originally Posted by
gwahir
...Well, as do I, but if what you're advocating is automatic acceptance of people's points of view on the basis of it being their point of view, you're advocating automatic acceptance of pro-baby-killing points of view. I'm not equating gun ownership with baby-eating, here, but making the point that it isn't such a horrible thing to recognise that not all points of view are valid, and not all should be accepted.
Your criticism (veilled as a compliment) aside, it's not closed-minded to be intolerant of views, as long as you've actually considered those views and come to an educated conclusion thereabout. It's closed-minded (or worse; absent-minded) to simply set back and allow everyone's opinion to be treated as equal.
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