But putting them on to avoid learning about the plans of evil people or the troubles of good people?

Anyone who refutes Velikovsky, for example, can hardly avoid learning a great deal of physics and astronomy.

It said the candidates should avoid even learning which lawyers have contributed to their campaigns.

On the contrary, she seemed to want to avoid learning anything about it.

I strenuously avoided learning his last name for fear it might be Jones.

Highly recommended as a way to avoid learning American history or very much social "science."

If she acted with a conscious purpose to avoid learning the truth, the requirement of knowledge would be satisified.

It is impossible, though, to avoid learning the name of one girl.

Some said they tried to avoid learning the identities of their many contributors, though they conceded it could sometimes be unavoidable.

Perhaps they have not - we try to avoid learning about these instances.