Can we change our mind?

Are our opinions etched in stone and never subject to change? As we mature, we tend to become more set in our ways and less prone to adapt. We tend to radicalize ourselves, this is why, in large part, the baby-boomers that used to be so liberal, are now, with so much to lose, clinging to a much more conservative agenda.

If we've indeed become so stuck with our sets of beliefs we might have also become dangerous to ourselves, our kids, grand-kids and society in general. Innovation and achievements are generally associated with younger minds, not old geezers, unless of course these people are more like Warren Buffet than John Boehner.

 

Let's take a good look at ourselves; are we still mentally young enough to truly adapt to new paradigms and change our minds?