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'''Ignorance''' (from Latin ''ignorantia'') is the state of being ignorant; the want of [[knowledge]] in general, or in relation to a particular subject; or the state of being uneducated or uninformed.<ref>'''Ignorance''', Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition (Springfield, Massachusetts:  G. & C. Merriam, 1934)</ref>

'''Ignorance''' (from Latin ''ignorantia'') is the state of being ignorant; the want of [[knowledge]] in general, or in relation to a particular subject; or the state of being uneducated or uninformed.<ref>'''Ignorance''', Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition (Springfield, Massachusetts:  G. & C. Merriam, 1934)</ref> It is not properly a [[synonym]] for [[stupid]]ity, for many highly educated and intelligent people who are not stupid are often very ignorant of some things that are important, but are unaware of their ignorance.

For many people ignorance is bliss. They prefer not knowing something because it is often more comfortable than knowing it (see [[Sloth (sin)|Sloth]]). The opposite of this attitude is what [[Christian]] [[psychiatrist]] [[M. Scott Peck]] calls "dedication to reality at all costs".  

For many people ignorance is bliss. They prefer not knowing something because it is often more comfortable than knowing it (see [[Sloth (sin)|Sloth]]). The opposite of this attitude is what [[Christian]] [[psychiatrist]] [[M. Scott Peck]] calls "dedication to reality at all costs".  

:blind (or innocent) ignorance, where a person can be forgiven for not knowing something, and  

:blind (or innocent) ignorance, where a person can be forgiven for not knowing something, and  

:conscious (or deliberate) ignorance, choosing to ignore facts, enlightenment, and education, in favor of blissful self-deception.

:conscious (or deliberate) ignorance, choosing to ignore facts, enlightenment, and education, in favor of blissful self-deception.

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