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In my experience, loudly proclaiming an unfamiliar truth is one of the best ways to keep people ignorant.
The only sorts of knowledge that need to be protected and preserved are the ones that involve contingency: biodiversity, history, paleontology and archeology, etc. can all be harmed if their data is lost. Undying truths can always be rediscovered no matter how many times they're lost.