Empty Minded

The opposite of closed minded. Taking in any new information as the truth, without any objective analysis whatsoever. Contrary to popular belief, this is not open mindedness. Open mindedness is finding a balance between closed mindedness and empty mindedness, allowing information in, but having a filter. Many people blame others for closed mindedness, claiming that they are open minded, when they are really only empty minded. Here's a graphical representation for those of you that are verbally challenged: Closed Minded----Open Minded----Empty Minded Open minded, the balance of closed minded and empty minded, is the optimal thing to get. But, like I said, it is not achieved by just being empty minded; one must find a balance, not an extreme.