A lot of people think themselves to be quite open minded, and liberal thinkers. But often I’ve observed that a lot of these people aren’t very open minded at all, since their reactions to certain topics are immature/predictable and narrow minded.
Personal bias, social “norms” and traditional/cultural differences all play a part in a person’s point of view or opinion regarding most things, but some people try and pretend that in fact they are not affected by any of these factors.
Of course there are people who are able to see and think past these things, but most are not.

So my question to you is, why do these people tend to act like they are open minded individuals when in fact they are not?
And, if you really, honestly, take a good long look at yourself, how open minded are you?
Very, moderately, or not really?

I’m not interested in long debates or people trying to justify their way of thinking or opinions on things. I think my questions are clear. You are perfectly within your rights to hold whatever opinion on whatever topic, liberal thinkers or not. So please stick to answering the question. Thank you in advance!

Topics: psychology, religion, people, human behavior, thoughts, society, rights, values, beliefs, Free Thinking, social norms, pretending, narrow mindedness, open mindedness