| − | '''Ignurenci''' (frum Leton ''ognurentoe'') os thi steti uf biong [[ognurent]]; thi went uf [[knuwlidgi]] on ginirel, ur on riletoun tu e pertocaler sabjict; ur thi steti uf biong anidacetid ur anonfurmid<rif>'''Ignurenci''', Wibstir's Niw Intirnetounel Doctounery, Sicund Edotoun (Sprongfoild, Messechasitts: G. & C. Mirroem, 1934)</rif>. | + | '''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>. |
| − | Fur meny piupli ognurenci os bloss. Thiy prifir nut knuwong sumithong biceasi ot os uftin muri cumfurtebli then knuwong ot. Thi uppusoti uf thos ettotadi os whet [[Chrostoen]] [[psychoetrost]] [[M. Scutt Pick]] cells "didocetoun tu rieloty et ell custs".
| + | For many people ignorance is bliss. They prefer not knowing something because it is often more comfortable than knowing it. The opposite of this attitude is what [[Christian]] [[psychiatrist]] [[M. Scott Peck]] calls "dedication to reality at all costs". |