Ignorance is bliss, true or not true?

Question

I think in general for those with a positive attitude, ignorance is bliss.

I think their carefree ways might be in some part due to their general lack of understanding of the situation.
Occasionally it will fail for them, even catastrophically, but for the most part they seem quite happy, in fact "blissfully unaware"

Answer 1

It is very dependent on the situation.



I'll give an example of when it is bliss and when it isn't.



My Grandma, an uneducated old lady, who lives alone and spends most of her time in the Bible, reading and praying. She is one of the happiest people I know, yet she knows nothing of the things of science or philosophy. She is the shining energetic beacon of light that all her friends look to for positivity. She is truly an ignorant yet extremely blissful person.



Yet on the other hand, we have Muslim extremists, extremely ignorant about the world, brainwashed by their leaders to believe some outrageous destructive nonsense. Their people are constantly oppressed, starving and afflicted by disease and tyranny, they are truly miserable and ignorant people.



So I guess what I am saying is that, well if they are ignorant and blissful, yes, but if not, no, which isn't really much of an answer when you really think about it.

Answer 2

i think of it quite is real in one way and carefully fake in yet another. lack of understanding finally ends up in a delight in ones life or supplies a waiting excuse for why your existence is going badly and subsequently could be seen as "bliss". on the different hand, it skill which you're procuring and merchandising accountability on your happiness and impeding the time-honored wellbeing of society. subsequently your "bliss" might reason you or others very lots of soreness, Edit: some actual worldwide examples: in case you're ignorant, you won't difficulty approximately climate replace or different environmental concerns. at the same time as those won't result you, they'll actual have and are having an result on the worldwide around us. in case you're ignorant you need to think of that the Mayans made a prophecy approximately 2012 or believed the media hype approximately Y2K (without understanding the definitely difficulty). interior the 1st case it quite is all hype without foundation actual yet interior the 2nd, the undertaking became into hyped to to an quantity that it became into thoroughly misunderstood via the time-honored (ignorant) public. well-known, lack of understanding is an somewhat egocentric thank you to be satisfied.

Answer 3

If this is true, then God must be in agony.



God knows everything.

Ignorance is bliss.

God has no bliss.



This is solid.



Also is the cuckold really in bliss, even if he never finds out? Is the raciest blissful as long as he doesn't realize that his hate hurts others unfairly? This is one of those old sayings that seems true, but is not.

Answer 4

You've hit the nail on the head. Ignorance regarding minor matters will prevent undue stress and make for a happier and healthier life. On the other hand ignorance in major matters can completely ruin a person's life. For the most part I'd rather be ignorant than worry every minute of the day about things that I have no control over.

Answer 5

I think it was Wordsworth(spelling?) that said, (please forgive inaccuracies, this is from memory)



"...better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all..."



When I was in love, and HAPPY, I thought so too.



But when that love turned into pain, part of me thought, "I'd really rather not have known what I was missing now! It hurts TOO much."



I think truth is made up of a continuum, with the opposite ends both true, but both contradictory to each other, if seen through blinders.



For instance, God and the Devil. How can an ALL POWERFUL "God" allow another being to have power over ANY of his creation?



If we see the "opposite ends" of God as good, and the Devil as bad; it does not seem that both can exist at one time, if one is all powerful.



But if we look at the concept, as we do at light, then it is easier to see how the concepts, changed in our perception, can both exist.



When we say white, what are we talking about, except all colors together. When we say black, we are talking about an absence of any color. But because we are limited, to see the whole spectrum at one time, we see separate "colors" of black and white.



If you look at the spectrum, it is a continuum going from all color, to no color.



Perhaps one should look at God and the Devil this way. As containing all good, versus the absence of good? x

Answer 6

not all the time in my opinion.

years ago when we were raising all of the kids, and we had no money, and times were really hard, i tried to be blissful to cope with the situation. My husband would get angry and say, "how can you walk around all happy when we are in this state?" as if i were .. well... ignorant of the circumstances. i wasn't ignorant. i wa trying to make lemonaid from the lemons life was dealing us. it worked. We did manage to get through, and like I told my husband, If i were to walk around as miserable as he did, the kids would have had a terrible existance, instead, they were happy. i guess my lemonaid kept the kids ignorant, in a way, LOL

blessings,

Maria

Answer 7

it's easy to be ignorant and self-absorbed. those kind of ppl are ppl who will never make a REAL difference in this world. they won't help anyone but themselves and their family. they wouldn't go out of their way to help someone with no food, they wouldn't help ppl that are poor or elderly to get the proper attention or necessities. they will just walk around blinded to what is REALLY going on in the world. in conclusion i say ignorance is bliss for them but the rest of the world suffers because of their ignorance... and whoever want to thumbs down me is probably one of those ignorant self-absorbed ppl

Answer 8

True

Always

Answer 9

George Bush goes by that saying

Answer 10

Agreed. But bliss is not necessarily fulfillment or happiness. It is, though, the absence of worry.

Answer 11

i do believe that ignorance is bliss.



"It's better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a pig satisfied" - John Stuart Mill



^ i disagree with that quote. i'd rather be the satisfied pig. living your life unsatisfied all the time is hell.

Answer 12

Ignorance truly is bliss because if you don't realize a serious situation you can't stress yourself out by worrying about it.

Answer 13

Can be, but ignorance can also lead to blindness (metaphorically, of course) which can lead to peril. usually it is better to be aware, but if you can recognize a situation where not knowing is ideal, make all efforts to avoid probing the situation. you see, life is all about Bal-a-nce

Answer 14

Tis True

Answer 15

yeah i agree that it's often true. but as you say there will be times in life ignorance will cause big problems.

Answer 16

trueee!!

sample : I can peacefully sleep well before I heard about the news (I heard it soo late) that north korea want to nuke hawaii. now I can't rest well till 8 july pass. you seems can't happy when you're worried.

Answer 17

True

Answer 18

I would disagree, I know many cases where ignorance has created much worry and panic

Answer 19

Yes...the less people understand the happier they seem to be.

Answer 20

Kind of but I like the fore warned is fore armed approach

Answer 21

yes its true the less you know about the world and other people the happier you are

Answer 22

no only ignorant. . one cannot miss what one never had ??

Answer 23

one million per cent true!! truth hurts!! i rather not know!!

Answer 24

totally true

Answer 25

It can be true up to a poing.. but what you don't know can ALSO KILL YOU

Answer 26

true...but I find sometimes they just don't care, or care to let it bother them.

Answer 27

true for some. Why not?

Answer 28

possibly

Answer 29

2 words....Cub Fans.......explains it all !

Answer 30

When it comes to gross diseases and medical facts, DEFINITELY!

Answer 31

definitely true...

Answer 32

True. 'You're stupid' 'Feel better now'

Answer 33

iunno?

Answer 34

its true!!!!!!