I donno if it has been discussed before but lets here you views in this.

Being Open-Minded its good character I believe, but it seems that it has wide meaning. I have seen alot people calling/considering themselves being open-minded but the real fact they aren't.

So what Open-Minded means to you............

To use your mind in a practical way taking into account religion rules.

well .....I have asked this question in ma earlier post in Personal and Social Problems Sabla because so many replies mentioned open minded ....therefor i would love thank for bring that up in better illustration .

it,s sound we share the same thoughts in the same time :gap:

I believe that ''open minded''has a different meaning for everyone of us.. u can't just say what does it mean..
for example.. some people may think that Iam open minded while others will not... or I may be open minded in something and not in something else..

Kitkat so you are 50% open minded.

:duh: HH u have read my mind:eyes: I was wondering why this word is frequently used here? To answer your guestion I cant really define:D and I dont care too if person is closed or open minded simple bcos I dont Judge ppl:rolleyes:

May be I should ask you, how do u think I am?closed or open minded:p

Jamila,

You used to be closed but after posting your pic you became open :D

Icey Thank you very much but I should regret to death coz I forget that ur here :p j/k

Open Mind its a very wide...
and actually it depends from peopel to people.. Its justification differs.. What is open to me it may be Close to you, Even in those the so called western World they are not as open minded people as they describe themself. they are always Hidden Agenda's and that's typically to all Human who still live in this planet..:D :wink:

Open-mindness is something we all pretend to have ! None would admit being close minded ! Assuming they both exist , what do those terms mean ?

How can we say that this person is open minded and that one is not !!

Obviously the term open minded is misused in sabla,, as most people calling themselves open minded, without a clear definition of what it could be !

How can we call someone all what he/she wants to come up on completion of arguement is just to prove the other side is wrong , and have a zero probability to change his/her mind if wrong and accept others opnions and concepts !

An open minded person is someone who is willing to sit and maturely discuss with others is therefore more than happy to change his mind if being convinced by others opinions ! and not just talk the talk and walk the walk !

To me..Open Minded means to be tolerant in your believes and actions provided you dont cross the borders that Islam has enforced us with.

Thank you guys for your effort. To answer your question Jamila, I think my definition would be most like IceTea,Navigator and KOA. So here it is..

Having or showing receptiveness to new and different ideas or the opinions of others without forcing your opinion. in account that you don't cross religious borders.

QUOTE]Having or showing receptiveness to new and different ideas or the opinions of others without forcing your opinion[/QUOTE] :duh: still confuse does that mean 90% of Sabla members are close minded? cos most of members here are forcing their opinion, guess you got what I mean:rolleyes: :sorry:

Jams, with my definition I guess so :p

Jamila and HH,

There is a big difference between forcing a true opinion and forcing a wrong or suspected opinion.

Originally posted by KING_OF_ALL
To me..Open Minded means to be tolerant in your believes and actions provided you dont cross the borders that Islam has enforced us with.

Exactly..and well said.

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it varies from a person to another , what's open minded for a person..can be concidered closed for another. and anyways..there are limits for everything..and its best to be in the middle. not too open minded and not too closed. no need to go to the extreme in what we think and do.

Originally posted by IceTea
Jamila and HH,

There is a big difference between forcing a true opinion and forcing a wrong or suspected opinion.

Well I agree with you Icy, regardless the fact wheather its true or false, afterall Its upto him to decide/choose what to follow. In other words we should respect his views no matter how silly the could sound.

Originally posted by NaBHaN
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it varies from a person to another , what's open minded for a person..can be concidered closed for another. and anyways..there are limits for everything..and its best to be in the middle. not too open minded and not too closed. no need to go to the extreme in what we think and do.

Well said Nabs, modest is good too.

Originally posted by H-Highness
Well I agree with you Icy, regardless the fact wheather its true or false, afterall Its upto him to decide/choose what to follow. In other words we should respect his views no matter how silly the could sound.

Respect his/her views is ok but at the same time it's not good to leave such person with wrong opinion to sink in his false ideas and a noble man or woman should try his/her best to save and guide such person to the right direction.

Well good thought Icy, tell me what you gonna do if someone doesn't want to follow your advice, while you know not long he will sink in his false idea? I doubt nothing.

All we can do is convicing over and over again but you can't take your opinion and stick in his brain, can you do that ?

Originally posted by H-Highness
Well good thought Icy, tell me what you gonna do if someone doesn't want to follow your advice, while you know not long he will sink in his false idea? I doubt nothing.


Ofcourse I don't want him/her to follow my advise blindly, if I'm sure my idea is right and his idea is wrong then I will try to convince him/her with facts from life and evidences if available.

Originally posted by H-Highness

All we can do is convicing over and over again but you can't take your opinion and stick in his brain, can you do that ?

A smart person can stick his true ideas in such ston and not open minded brain, so it's possible.

An "open minded" person is:

....Someone who is ready to accept other ideas than his/hers without necessarily agreeing with them or experimenting them.

....Someone who is not automatically blocking new ideas, trends or situations as they come to his/her mind.

....Someone who doesn't immediately judge someone else or a situation without given its course of time to prove itself.

....Everything that a "close minded" individual is not.

....A person who still has limitation in the way his/her mind is open as he/she can allow it to be open or very open, but never close.

Good points LadyX, so here once again we have such a wide definition.

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Great topic HH ..

to me, in order to open minded you have to experience life ..
a person dont become open minded in a split of second, because those kind of people tend to have a different view of open mindness I would not accpet.

What exxy posted is very true and I agree with her .

I beleive an open minded person who never closes his mind on something.. I could be open to everything .. hear anything .. but then that doesnt mean I would leave my own beleives aside!

I can keep what I beleive in and be open minded at the same time.

Being open minded, is to keep your eyes open to everything around you and to be ready to accept or reject things according to your beliefs and according to what is right! Be able to accept critisizm. But many people think that being open minded is to accept absolutely anything, even if it doesn't suite our culture and religion, now there's where we're supposed to stop and think about how far we're getting!

Having an open mind to me means being able to accept other peoples point of view and not limiting your views .I also believe that being open minded should allow you to agree to disagree.Im sure the concept of being open minded is vast and varies with each individual.

Many people pride themselves in being "open-minded." It is thought of as what is required to be free of being blinded by false ideas and superstitions.

As soon as somebody holds to an unusual "belief," our society writes this person off as being "closed-minded."

Few would argue that the human race's past is a history of "closed-mindedness." Traditions were handed down from generation to generation. We were taught what was "right" or "wrong," and "true" or "false." We were taught what to think or not think.

Today, it seems easy to spot "closed-minded" people. We seem to nearly all agree that a "cult" is a group of people who are controlled by strict guidelines and beliefs, and its members are "closed-minded" to outsiders. Many would go as far as saying that all religious groups are "closed-minded."

the open-mided is created by the europeans and u.s.
just to declare that they are better than the others and that what do they intend?:o :o :o :o :o :rolleyes:

Originally posted by X-press
An "open minded" person is:

....Someone who is ready to accept other ideas than his/hers without necessarily agreeing with them or experimenting them.

....Someone who is not automatically blocking new ideas, trends or situations as they come to his/her mind.

....Someone who doesn't immediately judge someone else or a situation without given its course of time to prove itself.

....Everything that a "close minded" individual is not.

....A person who still has limitation in the way his/her mind is open as he/she can allow it to be open or very open, but never close.

Great things u said above exy, while I know that I have most of them or let us say all of them ,but still I consider my self closed mind or ppl think that I don't know, do u think they are the wrong & I'm right?? who knows this is only belifes for each person.

Originally posted by friend
the open-mided is created by the europeans and u.s.
just to declare that they are better than the others and that what do they intend?:o :o :o :o :o :rolleyes:

I dismis this one :sorry:

Originally posted by H-Highness

So what Open-Minded means to you............

to do my thing how i want to do it (as long as i don't hurt nobody in the process) and not to judge anybody regardless of what they have done.

Thank you guys for your inputs.

There's another mistake that alot of people do make. I mean they seem to confuse between the word Liberal and Open-minded.

You'll find someone is referring to the later while is actually the former. Kinda confusing nah :sorry:

first i live in ireland and i know what they means by open minded i saw a lots of things happend here
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