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Recent politics has been divisive, full of bad-faith arguments, people talking past each other, and Godwin-ing their opponents ("Godwin-ing" means comparing something to Hitler or Nazism). But controversies and disagreements can also be very productive, and essential to real progress regarding challenging issues.  Philosophers of science have been tackling this same issue for a while, in the context of science (and science education) — what do they think about the value of being 'open-minded' as a serious consideration of any idea any person proposes? Is there such a thing as being too tolerant of unpopular or minority views?  Where (and how) can we draw the line?