Is it ever better to ignore an unwelcome truth?
Hank allows in 2018 a very short list of things better ignored, since a perfect understanding of the universe is not his ultimate goal. Later he says the real choice is to stop caring or to pay attention and care based on reality (2021), and that allegiance to truth means giving up the comfort of constant certainty (2024).
Axis: always face the truth, understanding is worth the cost / some truths are better ignored when they serve no goal
Positions by date: 3 records in 3 videos. The position did not change in these records.
Hank
| date | how | position | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-08 | first on record | Yet there is a very short list of things Hank thinks it's better to ignore, because his ultimate goal is not a perfect understanding of the universe. | Intentionally Ignorant: Does Free Will Exist? 00:03:06 |
| 2021-08-27 | restate | Some replied they would rather not know; Hank understands, but argues there are two options: not care, or pay attention and care based on reality. | Is it Better Not to Know? 00:00:22 |
| 2024-07-19 | restate | Hank concludes that an allegiance to truth means giving up the comfort of constant certainty. | The Assassination Attempt and the Comfort of Certainty 00:07:29 |