The curious hold unscientific views as open, not identity-locked, positions
Evidence
In the case of the curious person, the unscientific position he or she holds has not yet become an element of a closed world view. It could be, for example, someone who saw a dubious report about a conspiracy myth on late night TV yesterday and is still under the fresh impression of the arguments put forward there. It can also be someone who has had a positive experience with an alternative medical treatment for the first time. — Holm Gero Hümmler, Ulrike Schiesser, Fact and Prejudice, 294