Lately, I’ve been thinking about how some people seem terrified of learning information that might conflict with their worldview, to the extent that they will figuratively stick their hands in their ears yelling, “la-la-la,” rather than hear it.
Information = neutral.
I have trouble understanding this fear. New information could be good (i.e., verifiable or reasonably likely to be true) or bad (i.e., fallacious or unverifiable & extremely unlikely) but it doesn’t hurt me either way. Some information can be unpleasant or upsetting, but I tend to mull it over, perhaps research it a bit [if it seems unlikely or contradicts my previous understanding], then I either accept it or reject it.
Good ideas can withstand criticism.