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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> 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.
'''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 stupidity<ref>See [[Intelligence testing]]</ref>, 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".
Compare [[Invincible ignorance]], [[Cognitive bias]], and [[Confirmation bias]].
Compare [[Invincible ignorance]], [[Cognitive bias]], and [[Confirmation bias]].
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