Apology accepted.
As for ‘open mind’ ...
I have met (and you likely have as well) people who adopt arrant nonsense, and then defend and promote it with extreme vigor. It’s the latest thing, you know ...
Stuff like “global warming is going to destroy us by the year 2000”, or “gun control will reduce crime” ...
These people are very open minded. As them, they’ll tell you all about it.
You raise very good point. They'll tell you they are very open-minded, but I have never met a more close-minded group of people in my life.
Those folks have their minds made up and they don't give a hoot what the evidence says unless it agrees with them.