If not having an answer leads some fraction of the population to suicide or depression, then having an answer (wrong, right, or otherwise) which results in fewer suicides and a reduction in fear and loneliness is not strictly worse. I agree that stopping inquiry is very bad, but suicides are also very bad. This isn&#x27;t mathematics, it&#x27;s a social issue, so the optimum response is very nuanced and difficult to discern.