"A Puzzlement"

In Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "The King and I" they imagine the King of Siam 150 years ago trying to figure out what is his best course of action, trying to understand people, why they behave the way they do and who to trust. Here is a section of the lyrics from the song "A Puzzlement."
 
Shall I join with other nations in alliance? 
If allies are weak, am I not best alone? 
If allies are strong with power to protect me 
Might they not protect me out of all I own?
 
Is a danger to be trusting one another
One will seldom want to do what other wishes
But unless someday somebody trust somebody 
There'll be nothing left on earth excepting fishes
 
There are times I almost think
Nobody sure of what he absolutely know
Everybody find confusion 
In conclusion, he concluded long ago
 
And it puzzle me to learn 
That tho' a man may be in doubt of what he know
Very quickly he will fight  
He'll fight to prove that what he does not know is so
 
Oh, sometimes I think that people going mad 
Ah, sometimes I think that people not so bad  
But no matter what I think, I must go on living life...is a puzzlement  

As I listened to the King in our community theatre production of the show sing those words last night, I thought how it's an ages-old puzzlement about why it is so common for people to "fight to prove that what they do not know is so." Problems, wars and, in recent times, an abundance of Facebook unpleasantness abound which come as a result of refusing to learn the facts about a situation before we speak (or post). 

My prayer today: Even though I will always continue to express my opinion, right or wrong, help me to never be a part of spreading falsehoods and wrong information.