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Jul 16, 2023 · While ignorance may offer momentary bliss, it can also be a curse with profound consequences. Ignorance can perpetuate stereotypes, biases, and discrimination, fueling prejudice...
Apr 4, 2022 · Some people prefer not to watch the news and remain ignorant of all horrible things going on in the world. So, is it true that ignorance is a bliss? Idiomatic phrases describing the blissful life of people who lack knowledge and realistic assessment of matters are popular in many cultures.
Jul 12, 2021 · When is ignorance bliss? Ella Rhodes reports from a keynote by Professor Cass Sunstein at BPS Conference 2021. 12 July 2021. Would you lie to a loved one about their terminal condition, to ensure their last few months or years were as happy as possible?
Jan 7, 2020 · Is Ignorance Bliss? It's possible that for some people ignorance really is bliss in some cases, but in terms of getting ahead in life, I’d argue that ignorance is typically a problem. According...
- ‘Ignoring’ as An Activity
- Fatal Consequences of Ignorance
- Ignorance and The Absence of Knowledge
People, organizations and governments can all partake in “ignoring” as an activity. When information isn’t sought out — in other words, ignored — it can offer motivation and excusesfor the perpetration of even the most harmful actions. For example, we continue to live through world events that suggest many Canadians are “ignoring” the harm they can...
Consider twice-impeached and disgraced former president Donald Trump. His administration’s politics invoked potentially moral dimensions of ignorance, where ignorance in decision-making processes were an indication of choosing stupidity by avoiding responsibility. Such avoidance of responsibility by the anti-vax and “freedom” rallies that we have s...
We know pandemic public health measures work, and complicit ignorance and denial of scientific evidence does not. But, has a failure to embrace critical thinking, or claims to extreme conservative ideologies, provided comfort to people wishing for “bliss” in their lives? Regardless of the cost to and sacrifice of others? Some would say so. Read mor...
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Oct 5, 2020 · We all know the proverb which goes as ‘Ignorance is Bliss’ — which means if one is unaware of an unpleasant fact or situation one cannot be troubled by it. But this shows only one side of the...
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Sep 24, 2020 · Thomas Gray originated the saying in his poem “Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College” (1742): “Where ignorance is bliss, ’tis folly to be wise.” But is it?
