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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".  

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.

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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