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o11c  ·  3198 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why do people form opinions on new subjects without learning about them ?

One of my favorite quotes ever: "People will believe anything, if they want it to be true, or they fear it to be true."

From Wizard's First Rule, written by Terry Goodkind. The series starts to go steadily downhill after the first book though.