Coconut, Beer and Sandals

Oh hey, how are we today? I am 19 years old.. I also payed my overdraft charges, which was a relief.. Never ever buy things you can't afford..

Well today if I may, I would again like to visit the concept of open mindedness. The reason for this being that I recently came to the conclusion that open mindedness is not only stupid, but also dangerous, and if practiced in its purest form leaves its practitioner void of any reason or character..

Open mindedness, at least as far as I understand it, is the "virtue" of being able to approach any subject, person or idea, no matter how controversial without any preconceived notions or judgments. The goal of this way of dealing with things seems to be treating others equally and with respect before all else.. Which is a perfectly wonderful idea in principle. However, in practice I think there are many problems with this philosophy..... By this I mean that all ideas, situations and people are not equal. For Ideas, I will give the example of genocide.. The idea that a race of people should die just because they are a race of people should not be given the same consideration as the principles laid out in the founding documents of our country.. As for situations, I will bring to your attention Gold Bond medicated powder.. If I were offered a similar brand at exactly the same price, I would choose the former every time.. And as for people, representatives of NAMBLA should not be considered equal to the leaders of the civil rights movement in the 60's, even if they have equal rights under the law.

What I am trying to say, however inarticulately, is that preconceptions and judgments are needed in forming an opinion, and opinions should always be formed. You would not buy a car without first looking at other cars...You would not be friends with someone without meeting them first, and you certainly should not vote without making a judgment on your candidate... The point is that your opinions come from your experiences, and disregarding them for the sake of being open minded is quite frankly stupid.

I think I may have lost my original point a while back.. And of course it is up to you to decide as to what degree your mind should hang open... It is just that for me, and possibly many other religious nuts that I need to have something which cannot change, something that I will not apologize for and will not consider to be equal to anything else.. Now if you are reading this and do not share this opinion and are offended by it, then I can only say you are currently expressing the same opinion only in reverse.. Way to be openminded..And I understand, as I once held the same view myself and you are welcome to it.. I just confused myself pretty hardcore.

Wow.. I don't know what I started writing about.. The Busch is kicking in I guess... C ya tomorrow..