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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>. |
| − | + | 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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Revision as of 22:40, October 5, 2008
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[1].
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".
References
- ↑ Ignorance, Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition (Springfield, Massachusetts: G. & C. Merriam, 1934)