Suppressing truth hinders personal and social development.

Evidence

If you will not reveal yourself to others, you cannot reveal yourself to yourself. — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 642

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 642
• XREF: connects to: Truth creates sustainable structures within societies. — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 702; Life-lies manipulate reality and inhibit personal growth. — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 636; People experiencing cognitive dissonance often avoid or reinterpret contradictory information rather than abandoning their beliefs when confronted with truth. — Festinger’s Law (+18 more)

Library Connections

• Secrecy suppresses knowledge, enforcing historical amnesia. #exemplifies (0.85) — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 1085

Broader Connections

• People unconsciously avoid confronting evidence that contradicts their sense of safety #expands (0.80) — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 229
• Suppressed knowledge allows the myth of American decency to endure. #exemplifies (0.80) — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 1087
• Absence of FOIA hinders truth preservation, not just its presence. #exemplifies (0.80) — David E Pozen; Michael Schudson, Troubling Transparency- The History and…, 765
• Choices between truth and ease shape life pathways. #expands (0.75) — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 633
• Undifferentiated power conflates truth with decision-making authority #complicates (0.75)
• The truth of ideas is independent of their social origins #complicates (0.72) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 210
• People fear true silence because it threatens rather than merely rests their worldview #expands (0.65) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 462
• Silent majorities think but have been deprived of the means of speaking #expands (0.60)