What Parents Don't Know About Bowdoin

[SoCalDad2]

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You will learn more in life if you don’t dismiss thought that differs from your own. Is this kind of close-mindedness that you demonstrate prevalent at Bowdoin? I am so grateful that I don’t dismiss others because they differ from me. I hope I’ve taught my children as much. I am a Conservative, and of course I believe in Evolution. The world is not only 6000 years old. And shockingly I am in favor of gay marriage-- my ideas are a little more complex than you would like to admit. I try really hard to learn from people I respect who differ from me. How else will I continue to be a smart and thoughtful person?

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<p>Your personal attack isn’t relevant to the subject of this thread. However, I notice you reject the same ideas I reject. So why am I “close-minded”? Also, being open-minded just means that you will consider all ideas, not that you will accept them.</p>

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I am so grateful that I don’t dismiss others because they differ from me.

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<p>Yes, indeed!</p>