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TheTesterDude t1_j8jp8u9 wrote

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

You don't have to think your dad are trust worthy to not want to know if he was a part of Gestapo.

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TheManInTheShack t1_j8k2pcp wrote

The point was they knowingly chose not to find out if someone they knew was not trustworthy to avoid being unable to trust them.

The conflict is between believing they are trustworthy and knowing they may not be.

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TheTesterDude t1_j8llbxq wrote

But why the assumption they believing them to be trustworthy?

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TheManInTheShack t1_j8llkk9 wrote

Because the article says they are deliberately choosing ignorance. The only way that makes sense is if they already trust them. If they didn’t trust them, they’d be more likely to want to confirm their distrust by getting more evidence that supports it.

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TheTesterDude t1_j8lmgis wrote

You sit around making assumptions from your point of view as if you matter regarding why these people chose to do something.

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TheManInTheShack t1_j8lmk8z wrote

I’m not making any assumptions. The article makes this abundantly clear.

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TheTesterDude t1_j8lmm6m wrote

No, it does not.

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TheManInTheShack t1_j8lmr8g wrote

From the article:

“…most people stated that they wanted to avoid finding out that one of their colleagues or family members was a Stasi informant and that viewing those files would impact their ability to trust others.”

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TheTesterDude t1_j8lnc3i wrote

And? That doesn't mean they find people trustworthy to begin with.

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TheManInTheShack t1_j8lno3f wrote

Deductive reasoning. These are people close to them (friends and colleagues). The only reason to avoid learning the truth about them is that they already trust them. If they don’t trust them, then finding out the truth would only further confirm that they are right not to do so. This is basic human psychology.

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TheTesterDude t1_j8lnud0 wrote

>The only reason to avoid learning the truth about them is that they already trust them

You keep writing this, but that is not a logical conclusion.

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TheManInTheShack t1_j8lnywe wrote

Yes, it is. In fact, it’s the only logical conclusion and is the entire point of the article. This is getting tiresome.

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