Everyone has the right to think as they wish, I am a firm believer in that, same as I am 100% pro-choice on everything in life.
I still work full time, and I have found that a person of ANY age can and sometimes will be "closed minded", age has NOTHING to do with this aspect at all, I have seen this since the 1970's and it will continue till the end of time. I in fact have had to release folks of all ages who "knew it all" and would not ever listen and that is being closed minded as they knew everything.
The old saying is this: We can agree to disagree.
I consider you a good friend and we are ALL the same in my book, as I grew up ultra poor and I base my feelings on that.
Walter