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by thr3290 3382 days ago
Try to bring facts into discussion about gender gaps, suicide rates, circumcision, criminality, immigration, religion....

Everyone has their own religion, including authors of this article:

> Despite the consequences, information avoidance isn't always a mistake or a reflection of a lazy mind.

> "People do it for a reason," ... "Those who do not take a genetic test can enjoy their life until their illness can't be ignored

Genetic tests can only prove predisposition for illness, something like 20% higher chance compared to other people. Bad test is not a death sentence.