Quote (JessiWan @ Dec 12 2022 08:33pm)
Yes my mind is made up, however I am still amenable to input. A made up mind can still change. At least in my case.
It is both possible to hold the value of continuously updated opinions while also having unshakeable opinions. It appears that the latter is true for you on this topic. In principle, you "are still amenable to input", but the reality is that you've already formed a conclusion on this topic. To be sure, this is a dynamic that is true for all of us.
In principle, we're all "amenable to input" about the Earth being flat, but in reality we've already achieved enough data to hold a fixed perspective.