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.