Some start life as conservatives and remain so.
Some start life as liberals and remain so.
Some start life as conservatives and change opinions as they grow older.
Some start life as liberals and change opinions as they grow older.
I am not going to insert my opinion here as who is right and who is not. All I am going to say is that education and self examination are signs of growth. Someone who will not consider other viewpoints is someone who is not able to grow and is calcified in this life. 2400 years ago, Socrates said that an unexamined life is not worth living.