Having an open mind

I feel like I have a more open mind than most. If I share a new idea, a lot of people don't like it, because it challenges what they already know.

For me, I am willing to listen to new ideas. But a lot of people are not.

I get that I can be wrong. But why is the burden of being wrong placed on the idea-maker? What if commonly-held ideas are wrong?

And commonly-held ideas have been wrong in the past. Just look at leaded gasoline, for example - whoever thought that was a good idea was completely wrong. Look at how religions shift over time.

I get that I can be wrong. I really do. I'm just looking for an open-minded conversation, but this is hard to find, because most people really don't care.