because by knowing, we begin to bear responsibility, and responsibility can be uncomfortable and inconvenient. Even if we can't appropriately act on all that we know, we must at the very least feel and be effected.
I know people who are steadfastly resistant to new information and learning. They're deeply un-interested and profoundly un-curious. And they believe that these qualities keep them free. Free from the unwelcome burdens and intrusions on their chosen beliefs.
True freedom comes from the ability and strength to change our minds, about anything and everything. Without that freedom, we're stuck in a self imposed exile.
