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In my opinion there can

In my opinion there can never be too much information. The problem is with people's perceptions. Tolstoy wrote:

"The most difficulty subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him."

This is the problem. People believe or think they know the deal, but they're uninformed or under-informed, and a little knowledge can be a very dangerous thing.

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