[thieving_magpie]

I agree with you but it's an awkward set of criteria:

- Change your mind when new information is given, that is thinking for yourself.

- Don't change it too much, that is not thinking for yourself.

- Not changing your mind is also not thinking for yourself.

Like I say, I agree with you but the nuance here is difficult to explain.

[JohnFen]

I think the nuance is: knee-jerk reactions are bad, thoughtful reactions are good.

[canjobear]

The key thing is to change your mind because the facts truly have changed, as opposed to changing your mind because everyone else did.