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fractiousrhubarb t1_j8ida9i wrote

Reply to comment by chrisdh79 in Study on former citizens of East Germany sheds light on why people may choose deliberate ignorance by chrisdh79

There’s a proverb for this:

“Look ye not though keyholes, lest ye be vexed”

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fitzroy95 t1_j8j35p2 wrote

Also "Look not at witches, lest ye be hexed"

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Hedgehogz_Mom t1_j8j38z5 wrote

My motto is: be sure you want to know what you are going to find out.

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The_Razielim t1_j8kmjsg wrote

Classic "don't ask questions you don't want the answers to"

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eastbayweird t1_j8lhpkv wrote

"Don't start digging if you're not ready to find dirt"

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copperdomebodhi t1_j8kmqel wrote

Some of the better advice others have given: "Don't ask questions if you don't want to hear the answer."

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