A fork of Rural Dictionary
Being open minded is being willing to give many different practices and opinions consideration.
However, this does NOT equate to tolerance. Tolerance implies being okay with people doing whatever they want. Open mindedness is only giving it consideration.
Unfortunately, many left-leaning people seem to think they're the same, and, as an insult, accuse more conservative people of being close-minded, which makes little sense.
I told her I was personally against gay marriage, because it violates natural law. So she said that I am not open minded, and called me a dirty racist conservative.
To be up for anything and everything involving sex and life in general!
She is very open minded in and out of the bedroom!
Something that is normally great, the idea that you don't judge people for being different than you. The problem arises when liberal douchebags call themselves open minded but actually reject anyone who doesn't believe the same thing they do as a bigot.
Guy: I do not like black people
Truly open minded person: I disagree with you *starts organized, concise debate*
Guy: I do not like black people
Liberal "open minded" douche: How could you say that you disgusting conservative bigoted pig, it's people like you that set the... *trails on in a string of long words that he doesn't even know the definition to*
Two words used by SCAMMERS to bait unsuspecting, or naive fools into investing in SCAMS, PYRAMIDING, or NETWORKING schemes.
Usually dressed into formal clothing, they invite victims into a trap using this two words.
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1. Ready to accept on firm evidence that one's most cherished beliefs may be hogwash, but bearing in mind that extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence.
2. Politically correct synonym for "gullible" used by New Age quacks who want to sell you a bill of goods.
I am open-minded about the existence of the Judeo-Christian God. If he appears in the immortal flesh in the heavens to me and a few billion other people and manifests his power openly in such a manner that it cannot possibly be a dream, illusion, hallucination or anything of the sort, I'll accept he is there. In the meantime, it is more befitting the heritage of the human intellect to ignore such figures as mythical.
Open-mindedness is a virtue, but when dealing with New Age salespeople it is important to remember that if you keep your mind too open, your brain may fall out.
Listening to others and fairly contemplating more than one viewpoint while holding your own stance on an issue.
Antonym: see "Liberal Democrat"
an extremely common term used on tinder when guys really mean they want you to have threesomes or an open relationship or s&m or who even knows what else
it’s a plus if you’re open-minded