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Does science make us narrow-minded?

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Does science make us narrow-minded? I believe that science opens our views; however at the same time I believe that science can make us narrow-minded. Knowledge and science according to me includes logic, critical thinking and being able to support your own beliefs. And that is more open-minded than narrow-minded if you ask me. However there are narrow-minded scientists who claim that they are right and refuse to listen to other opinions or views, just like one of the lines in an old Simon and Garfunkle song; "A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest". And that is really narrow-minded. Actually I think not just some scientist are narrow-minded, I believe we all sometimes choose what to hear, and what to disregard. Perhaps we do not ignore the rest as in the song line, but some we do ignore. We should have different points of view and then be...

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