Basically, I believe having a strong opinion about anything one has not tried or experienced themselfs, especially when saying “I don’t need to try it, I just know”, is being narrow minded.
My exapmle is this one evening my uncle had started arguing about a certain healing technique my grandmother has been undergoing for a long time: my grandmother is a healer herself and has been helping many other people for many years and undegoing healing sessions, sometimes from afar, for years. I also have a healer who sometimes when necessary helps me from afar. We both know the true value of these sessions for which we are, by the way, not being charged any money. We are also two very intelligent people.
My so smart, strictly scientiffic uncle was all about “these people are cheating you for money, this can’t be true or real, I don’t believe it can be real, there is no scientific evidence this can be”
I actually know that there is scientific evidence for many unexplicable healing methods and other energetic events. I also know my uncle has not examined every scientific evidence or research that was ever made in this world, let alone in this subject.
However in that moment he had preferred to see two people he ususally appreciates, as complete fools under the influence of charlatans, rather than just be surprised and say “oh really? I didn’t know that was possible”
In my eyes, this is True narrow mindness
I “butchered” him right there for it…and was pretty proud of myself :)