The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to close it again on something solid.
-- G.K. Chesterton
A “friend” of mine was a fan of using this to argue for Christianity. The idea of never changing one’s mind doesn’t seem very rational.
Your friend must be pretty hungry by now.
“Who are you?”
“Who am I? I’m not quite sure.”
“I admire an open mind. My own is closed upon the conviction that I am Shardovan, the librarian of Castrovalva.”
-- Doctor Who
To be fair, G.K. Chesterton was probably also using this to argue for Christianity.
-- G.K. Chesterton
A “friend” of mine was a fan of using this to argue for Christianity. The idea of never changing one’s mind doesn’t seem very rational.
Your friend must be pretty hungry by now.
“Who are you?”
“Who am I? I’m not quite sure.”
“I admire an open mind. My own is closed upon the conviction that I am Shardovan, the librarian of Castrovalva.”
-- Doctor Who
To be fair, G.K. Chesterton was probably also using this to argue for Christianity.