Ignorance is Bliss? You agree?
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No I do not. Ignorance is the lack of knowledge of something and how can that be a good thing?\n\nFor the ignorant person it may seem like it because it is the easy way out...but for those surrounding the ignorant person besides for sometimes getting a good laugh off them no it is not.
679820
Ignorance.  It's free and plentiful in the United States.
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learning about real life-in theory! bit of an oxymoron me thinks. still awareness only hurts the ignorant, when they bother to think that is. Understanding each other. and do we need that-more than psychopathic religions.....go for it. give 'em heaps -your tutors/lecturers I mean.
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"Ignorance is Bliss" is a reference to not knowing something that will cause you pain if you did. Example: Someone might be happy with their relationship until they found out their significant other was cheating on them.\nThis saying has nothing to do with the human's thirst for knowledge.
469679
Being ignorant towards your obsessions.
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Will you accept any answer you are provided besides "Yes"?\n\n\nDidn't think so.\n\n\nA fool exults is his own perceived superior intellectual capacity, and only a fool asks questions the answers to which he or she already thinks he or she knows.
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To some, ignorance is bliss. To others, it is a curse.\n\nI chalk the lemming mentality up to sheer laziness. If you frequent this forum, you will quickly be able to determine who has a legitimate interest in asking and answering in a thought-provoking manner (ie, the educated ones), and "the rest of them", who instead choose to post in a way that is intended to be inflammatory, cause dissention, and basically just feed the ego of the author. \n\nSometimes it is genetics, sometimes it is environment. Whatever it is that causes people to have tunnel vision, be socially and civically atrophied....it certainly does nothing to promote positive change - on any level.
1046691
ignorance controls the lives of many people.
804422
Are you being a smart A*% or are you just ignorant?
1112797
Some people can't see past ignorance.
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I agree somewhat.  I am not embarrased by faith, but I am horribly embarrassed by ignorance.
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It's called being Ignorant and uneducated and blind to other peoples happiness.....
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To a certain extent, blissful ignorance is an absolute prerequisite for basic daily functioning. If we were not able to tune out most of the extraneous details, bad news, and the barrage of opinions from the rest of the world, we would be incapable of making decisions and acting on them. Imagine how difficult it would be to function if we were constantly weighed down by thoughts of all the ways things could go wrong or by guilt about all the misery and cruelty in the world. In other words, a certain degree of ignorance is required in order to get through life.\n\nOn the other hand, gratuitous or willful ignorance can lead to unhappiness. If someone willfully ignores signs of problems that might lie ahead, he will be unprepared to face them when they arrive. Likewise, ignorance about other people, other cultures, etc... leads to a lot of misunderstanding, xenophobia, and racism, which makes the world a significantly less blissful place.\n\nIn the end, ignorance can make our lives easier to lead in he short run, but can result in a confusing and unfriendly world in the long run. On the other hand, education, though it requires a little extra work, is definitely worth the investment.
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Allow me to answer your question with a question.\n\nIf ignorance is bliss, why aren't there more happy people?\n\nSmile, keep 'em guessing.
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Yes...they are being quite ignorant.
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That's a pretty uneducated and illogical question.\n\nThe main problem with your argument is that you make it from a personal perspective, which is obviously laden with vitriol and contempt, rather than a standpoint where you offer even a vague detail, not to mention a hint of statistics.\n\nIf ignorance is bliss, I'm guessing you're in Paradise.  Have a nice day.
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Add knowledge. Subtract ignorance.