Open minded is considering all possibilities, closed minded is not even considering possibilities that don't agree with a certain myth (out of fear of burning in hell for eternity?). (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
I'm not sure if you mean paying the price as in burning in hell forever or paying the price of social or customer rejection. (nakedpastor.com)
Many Christian denominations do not think one will burn in hell if they accept that the earth is billions of years old. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)