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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>.
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| − | 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".
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| − | Ignorance is typically divided into two types, 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.
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