What makes someone so closed-minded?

Question

I want to accept every type of person.

However, I have trouble accepting very closed-minded people.

Perhaps if I come to understand what makes a person so stubborn and not accepting of others, I will be able to accept them.

So, what is it?

Answer 1

People who are closed minded are ignorant:

American Dictionary:

ig·no·rant     Spelled Pronunciation[ig-ner-uhnt]

–adjective

1. lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.

2. lacking knowledge or information as to a particular subject or  fact: ignorant of quantum physics.

3. uninformed; unaware.

4. due to or showing lack of knowledge or training: an ignorant statement.

Hebrew Concordance:

H3808

לה    Ã—œ×•×    Ã—œ×

lô'  lô'  lôh

lo, lo, lo

lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles: -  X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig [-norant], much, less, nay, neither, never, no ([-ne], -r, [-thing]), (X as though . . . , [can-], for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.

They lack the ability to reason, rationalize, and  possess next to none if any cognitive structure. The lower a person's intelligence is the harder it is for a person to reason, rationalize, or display cognitive ability. You can discern this type of individual through an observation of there immediate dismissal in truth and relevance of documented and established facts, when a normal person is presented with a scenario that they are unsure of they tend to study and self educate hence free thinker or open minded. But never loath or detest one's existence, just except the fact that they are there and live and let live.

God Bless You  

Answer 2

I think it depends on how they're influenced. For instance if you're brought up in a family that all believe one thing, chances are you are going to end up believing it too.

Answer 3

they cant think beyond themselves there are no possibilities to them just dont associate with them there is no reasoning with ppl like that.

Answer 4

Lack of exposure to other ideas and people. But time too  will cause a mind to close.

Young people often start out in life with grandiose ideas and generally a liberal bent on things. At about the age of 35 they start to change their minds and go more to the conservative side. This is NOT the result of insufficient exposure, but rather the opposite. Too much exposure to the same old excuses people make and the same old human acts of betrayal.