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CallMeIshmael

Can smart people have small minds?

I know of one person like this.

Posted - August 12, 2019
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  • 44617
    What is your definition of a small mind?
      August 12, 2019 8:20 AM MDT
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  • 3523
    I'm thinking of somebody who cannot empathize with or understand the actions of many other people, someone who would immediately rule other people out as not credible, trustworthy or worthy of their time, without really taking the time to know them.  There are probably other, more precise definitions for being "small."  I'll look into it.

    A little later he wrote:  I think closed-minded or narrow-minded is what I meant.

     
    small-minded
    /smɔːlˈmʌɪndɪd/
    adjective
     
    1. having or showing rigid opinions or a narrow outlook; petty.
      "my family are small-minded provincials"
      synonyms: narrow-minded, petty-minded, petty, mean, mean-spirited, mean-minded, uncharitable, ungenerous, grudging, close-minded, short-sighted, myopic, blinkered, inward-looking, narrow, conventional, unimaginative, parochial, provincial, insular, small-town, localist;
      intolerant, illiberal, reactionary, conservative, hidebound, dyed-in-the-wool, diehard, limited, restricted, set in one's ways, inflexible, dogmatic, rigid, entrenched, prejudiced, bigoted, biased, partisan; 
      parish-pump, blimpish; 
      borné; 
      informaljerkwater; 
      rareclaustral
      "a bunch of small-minded bigots"
    This post was edited by CallMeIshmael at August 15, 2019 3:24 PM MDT
      August 12, 2019 1:29 PM MDT
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  • 44617
    My sisters and a brother-in-law.
      August 12, 2019 4:52 PM MDT
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  • 10026
    Sure.  My mom has a small head.
    She can't find a hat that fits her but other than that, she's a very smart person.
      August 12, 2019 8:37 AM MDT
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  • 44617
    Is this her?

      August 12, 2019 9:48 AM MDT
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  • 10026
    Damn!  So Close but yet so far:
    More like this! ;) :)

      August 12, 2019 11:39 PM MDT
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  • 22891
    i dont think so
      August 16, 2019 3:42 PM MDT
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