Knowledge or Ignorance

[LightFang]

Ignorance really is bliss. If you don't know, you can't worry.

After all, Adam and Eve had bliss when they were ignorant of the concept and idea of "evil". They lived a perfect life until the apple was eaten; then mankind fell from grace.

 

[QuoVadisNation]

Adam and Eve, eh?

Spoiler :

 

[warpus]

A little bit of this and a little bit of that.

Mostly knowledge, though, unless I'm sleepy.

 

[Lotus49]

Ignorance really is bliss. If you don't know, you can't worry.

After all, Adam and Eve had bliss when they were ignorant of the concept and idea of "evil". They lived a perfect life until the apple was eaten; then mankind fell from grace.

More reinforcements have arrived, Captain.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Knowledge is Power

Yes, but power corrupts.

So knowledge=corruption?

 

[warpus]

Yes, but power corrupts.

So knowledge=corruption?

Knowledge sometimes leads to corruption.

Ignorance always leads to uninformed decisions.

 

[North King]

Knowledge, but not because it somehow "= power". Knowledge for the sake of knowledge (assuming it is genuine knowledge and not something idiotic).

 

[drachasor]

Ignorance really is bliss. If you don't know, you can't worry.

After all, Adam and Eve had bliss when they were ignorant of the concept and idea of "evil". They lived a perfect life until the apple was eaten; then mankind fell from grace.

It's best not to use myths when considering the real world. Our primitive ancestors didn't leave perfect lives by any means. Knowledge has granted use the tools and ability needed to live better and longer than our forefathers.

Ignorance isn't bliss, and anyone who tries it out will realize that as soon as something life hits them with something they could have been prepare for.

-Drachasor

 

[frob2900]

Ignorance isn't bliss, and anyone who tries it out will realize that as soon as something life hits them with something they could have been prepare for.

This is true regarding ignorance in relevant matters (e.g. the law of gravity, or knowing that a type of mushroom is poisonous). On the other hand there is a huge bunch of fluff I wouldn't care to know about even if I could instantly gain that knowledge.

 

[Trieste]

Knowledge. No matter how happy or unhappy any bit knowledge makes me or you or anyone, you need knowledge to make sense of the world around you and be able to change it in any meaningful way.


Without knowledge and the free exercise of the faculty of reason, there is no ultimate happiness for humanity
- Anaxagoras

 

[Heretic_Cata]

That depends on the amount of knowledge. If i were to trade the knowledge i have now for some more ignorance i would. If i actually had usefull knowledge then it would all be good.

 

[El_Machinae]

I like to power-cycle between the two, and sequester my consciousness such that sometimes I'm ignorantly-blissful and sometimes I'm questing after knowledge.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Knowledge sometimes leads to corruption.

Ignorance always leads to uninformed decisions.

My post was to be taken lightheartedly. I was honestly expecting something more like: "Well, corruption=evil, and women=evil, so...knowledge=women? What?"

 

[Mirc]

Knowledge. Though ignorance is easier.

 

[silver 2039]

Knowledge of course.

 

[Masquerouge]

This question is meaningless without context.

e.g.
Next weeks lottery numbers: Knowledge.
Knowing what that coffee mug I bought at a yard sale has been used for: Ignorance

QFT!

 

[Virote_Considon]

I'd have power any day.

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

So how come everyone is too cowardly and educated stupid to take a strong pro-ignorance stance?

I mean, I'm not anti-knowledge or anything, just pro-ignorance . . .

 

[Catharsis]

Yes, but power corrupts.

So knowledge=corruption?

Just because power corrupts doesn't mean power = corruption.

That said, I'd choose ignorance in a heartbeat.

 

[Irish Caesar]

Depends most american's choose ignoreance over knowledge

Did you do this on purpose?

Yes, but power corrupts.

Fight the power with your own!