If someone is generally mostly mindset in their ways of
thinking, they could be referred to as closed-minded. The opposite of this,
would of course be open-minded. To be
open minded, you should be open to any possibilities, and therefore there is
virtually no absolutes in your mind. Therefore I am not even totally sure that
I am open-minded. Logically there should always be some possibility of
anything, as even if the chances of said thing are theoretically 1 in a
trillion for eg., there is still the chance. Therefore it should be logical to
be open-minded.
Regarding an open mind, my theory is that; to be effectively
open-minded, you should always (but not necessarily absolutely always) be open
to the idea of any and all possibilities. This would therefore mean that you do
not know of anything for absolute sure, since there should always be a
possibility that you are incorrect. Saying you believe anything is possible can
sound stupid initially. But I believe (and I say “I believe” because I try not
to claim it as a certainty!) once you accurately understand it, it makes more
sense than saying something is absolutely certain. Believing that anything
should be theoretically possible, is virtually a practical observation of
realistic mathematical probability. Mathematically lots of things are
improbable, but that only means there is a small chance of it happening. That
small chance could be ridiculously and incredibly small, but not zero.
Considering the probability of an occurrence in chances, is the mathematical
aspect to understanding this. For example, something improbable might have a 1
in one quadrillion probability chance of occurring. This seems extreme but not
near the smallest chance, considering numbers can go infinitely high, making it
possible for there to be a 1 in virtually infinity chance, making that chance
an infinitely small percentage chance. If the chances of something occurring
can be theoretically, infinitely small, then there is always still a chance
greater than zero. Now that I’ve gotten relatively sidetracked as a result of
my own wondering and attempted understanding and explaining… that is somewhat
of an explanation of why I believe anything is possible and nothing is certain
(including the fact that nothing is certain).
Being logically and realistically open-minded can sort of
make things indistinct, since nothing is ever certain and there is always the
clinging skepticism that something is not correct. From my personal experience,
I find myself questioning virtually everything repeatedly. This tends to cause
2nd guessing and 3rd guessing and sometimes so on as
there is always that remaining possibility that something that seems to be so,
is not actually as it seems. This also makes decision making in the first place
slower and more hesitant. But despite all that, by using an open mind, I
believe since all aspects are more realistically and accurately analysed, the
end decision should be more effective and accurate as a result.
As a default effect of being open to all possibilities,
logical analysis is often used as a determinant. Since you consider any aspect
of any potential scenario could possibly be applicable, you typically then need
some method of determining which aspect is most probable. Even if the method of
determinant is of the theoretical lower degree of intellect –being subconscious
influence- the resulting average outcome will likely still be beneficial, based
on statistical probability. This is as a result of trial and error and process
of elimination (being potentially a whole separate topic). The alternative
method of determinant would be conscious reasoning, whereas understandably each
individual choice of option is more probable to be the potentially beneficial
one. This would only increase the chances of the result of each trial being the
one with a positive effect, rather than the chances being random.
On a more practical basis, when leaving your mind open to
all possibilities, decisions and beliefs end up coming down to some degree of
assumption of one option or the other. You will figure other options are
possible, but one way should be assumed to be most likely, whether that
assumption is decided based on subconscious memory, or more effectively,
conscious analysis. Those decisions and beliefs etc. are then assumed on, based
on probability, but are not definite or closed to alteration. If new evidential
values of the variables -used to calculate the probability- are presented, then,
as a continuous beneficial aspect of open-mindedness, a new virtual calculation
is done, and a new degree of probability will likely surmise. This new degree
of probability can then potentially change the assumption, if the probability
changes to favor an alternate option, and therein change the decision/ belief
etc. Basically, you’ll decide something, based on what’s most likely, but be
willing to change your mind if something else seems more likely, later on.
More basically, if you want to be open to what is accurate,
open your mind!
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