So I found myself reading most of these questions and thinking 'well, it depends...' so let's give this the college try
are you consistent? I think that I am a consistent person in my worldviews. While I am open-minded and willing to listen to and consider other's opinions, these opinions rarely change mine. I do think that consistency in most things is the key to success. It is also one of the things that is greatly stressed in my education coursework as something that children need to succeed.
do you find that your personal and world views change from year to year or even day to day? like I mentioned, I have staunch personal views. However, one of my views is that everyone has a valid opinion, so I often listen closely to what others have to say. Having said that, these conversations often lead to stronger personal views. Most of what I believe is based in the idea of equality. This is something that I feel to the core of my being, and I think that my views may not have changed over the years, but that they have matured to the point where I am confident that I can express myself and what I believe.
can we express those changes of opinion without being called impressionable or indecisive? I think that there are two cases here. There are people who ARE impressionable. But I think that this group of people is easily identified and should just be given time, as they will find the views that work for them. That being said, I think that it shows maturity to consider other's points to the point that we change our own opinion. I think that expressing these changes to the point of not being impressionable means that we must not change our mind with every person that comes our way. I think that we can have conflicting points of view, but many people are not ok with that.
or if we do change our minds...even if it's a lot...are we impressionable and indecisive? See: prior question
what of our moods? do they affect your opinions on a daily basis? I think that my moods may affect how I deal with people, but they don't affect my deep-seated opinions. I know that my moods will make me short and more difficult to deal with, but they don't affect my long-term opinions of individuals and people in general. Oftentimes when I am in a bad mood and deal with someone in a way that I normally wouldn't, I feel so bad about it that I go back and apologize and fix things.
especially opinions and tolerances of other people - feeling copasetic and sympathetic? feeling prickly and contentious? think how that may affect how you feel toward illegals or drug abusing moms. is it ok that our moods can essentially change our opinions? I don't think that my moods change my general opinions towards large groups of people. I more change the way I deal with people one-on-one. But like I said before, this isn't a permanent or drastic thing. I still am a tolerant and patient person, and this always shows when I deal with people. I just may bitch about it more behind their back
or should we have the same thoughts no matter how we feel emotionally? I think that our thoughts can change, because we do live fluid, not static. But I think that though our thoughts may change and differ on a day-to-day basis, our actions should remain consistent no matter how we feel.
is it all about our individual particulars, or is it more to do with age? I think that consistency is one of the things that we are brought up to be or not. Though I think that it partially has to do with age. Before our brains mature, we are basically incapable with having staunch, well-developed opinions. We are easily impressionable and changable with the day. But after that, I think that it depends on how we are raised.
are we more likely to be stubborn about our own opinions when we are young and arrogant, or old and stuck in our ways? This one I don't know. I've met both extremes, and I don't really have an opinion on this.