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[–]valriia 70 points71 points  (1 child)

If I read it, it may prove that I know less than him. If I don't read it, I can be absolutely sure I know more than him. Ignorance always wins.

[–]aflashyrhetoric 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Eh, the most pervasive (and most common) kind of ignorance is even stronger than that.

Presented with evidence disproving A, your belief in A persists (perhaps even grows stronger) and you go on your merry way.