2007-11-13 01:56:18 · 24 answers · asked by JWill 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes.
2007-11-13 02:02:54 · answer #1 · answered by Cotton Wool Ninja 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Christians believe in things that are right and wrong..good and evil...so they are usually called close-minded; because they will not accept sin as being alright...so yes true believers are close-minded about certain things...
2007-11-13 10:05:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any firm belief tends to make us close-minded. That's not always bad.
For instance (not my example; it's from C.S. Lewis), you have a firm belief that your spouse is a good person. If someone tells you he or she did something terrible, you would rightly be close-minded about it -- you wouldn't say, "Oh, really, I wonder if it's true?"
If you've decided that magic doesn't exist, a friend who tells you it does exist isn't going to get an open-minded hearing.
There are people who go through their whole lives being open-minded about everything, and they can be pretty pathetic.
2007-11-13 10:02:19 · answer #3 · answered by bonitakale 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What exactly do you feel religion makes believers closed minded to? I don't think i am closed minded at all, quite the opposite my mind is wide open....................
2007-11-13 10:00:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, it's the other way round.
close minded people take religion as a shelter to hide their defects.
religion is open minded and encourages believers to have knowledge and gain experience from life.
2007-11-13 17:21:04 · answer #5 · answered by Moonrise 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In my all years I have found non-believers to be way more closed minded that believers
2007-11-13 10:00:23 · answer #6 · answered by j b 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Religion doesn't make someone closed minded, it is depended on ones self, I have yet to see an athiest who isn't closed minded
2007-11-13 09:58:44 · answer #7 · answered by Zenkai 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It depends entirely on THE INDIVIDUAL. i can only speak for myself. I understand that people come from different walks of life so who am i to undermine anyone elses religious beliefs or way of life just because im so strong about mine? I'm very open-minded.
2007-11-13 10:06:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I believe it makes us more OPEN minded. We accept people for what they are, although we choose to attempt to present God's Word to them.
Non-believers on the other hand tend to follow the ways of the world and don;'t want to hear anything else
2007-11-13 10:00:14 · answer #9 · answered by kenny p 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It certainly seems to do this to many of them.
It's undoubtedly more comfortable, more safe, to be able to think of a world free of awkward things like homosexuality, drug use, sex, and other carnal pleasures.
As a result, for some it's probably more desirable to keep themselves cloistered within the boundaries of their religious doctrine rather than enjoy the bounties of life.
Their loss!
2007-11-13 09:59:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It depends upon the believer and the subject.
2007-11-13 10:06:14 · answer #11 · answered by Soul Shaper 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋