QUOTE(mystick @ Jan 2 2007, 11:18 PM)
Peace to you too. I wont reply to the thread but just to the quoted words. Its good that there are people who show me where they differ to my ways of thinking and its thus that i better try to analyse...
Its good you use more of common sense and intelligence rather than just doing a search on the internet and copy paste most of the content here. Some people here, mostly the armchair dudes only read any bullshit from any site they get or book and then just vomit the shit that gets formed into their mind pretending to know all and start giving advices thinking they are the only possessors of good knowledge..LOL ;-)
Well again for you its kool you use your common sense to reply :-) your posts are kool and i find that you are in a much better state than previously you were in the forums, so its a good thing :-)
Mystick
IgnoranceIgnorance 1) is a lack of knowledge. Ignorance is also a "state of being ignorant" or unaware/uninformed. Ex: "In debate class Bill lost the debate because he was ignorant in (without knowledge of) that subject." In such a case the term is not pejorative, and may even be used as a self–descriptive term, as in "I am ignorant of (some subject or topic)". Ignorance can also be more than a lack of knowledge. It can include a deliberate intent to ignore knowledge or facts that conflict with what someone believes or wants to be true.
(pejorative definition) Ignorance 2) is the choice to not act or behave in accordance with regard to certain information in order to suit ones own needs/beliefs."I know better but I choose to ignore that and do/say/act in a way that behooves me."
In politics, it is almost always used as a pejorative label, but some political movements have raised it to an ideal, for instance some peasant and agrarian movements. This is usually simply a rejection of academia and professions and other power structures that assume they are intellectual superiors, that should be accorded deference by others.
Ebenezer Scrooge encounters "Ignorance" and "Want" in A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge encounters "Ignorance" and "Want" in A Christmas Carol
In philosophy, the study of ignorance is paired with the study of knowledge, both of which are central to epistemology. Secular philosophies generally condemn ignorance as illustrated in the classic story, A Christmas Carol where the Ghost of Christmas Present reveals to Scrooge the childlike personifications of the major afflictions of the world, Want and Ignorance, and the fact that the latter is more harmful.
In ethics, some thinkers divide ignorance into two kinds: invincible ignorance and vincible ignorance. Invincible ignorance is such that a person can not remove it by diligence reasonable to the circumstance; a person who commits a wrong action does not incur guilt if invincibly ignorant that the act is wrong. Vincible ignorance could have been removed. It may mitigate guilt, but the less the more ignorance was voluntary.
Despite the popular phrase "ignorance is bliss" (coined by Thomas Gray in 1742), most religions are adamant that it does more harm than good. For instance, Islam views ignorance as a particular and unique evil that can and should easily be dispelled: "Seek knowledge, even as far as China." - Muhammad.
In a society with a strong hierarchy or caste system, ignorance of the concerns of those one does not work or deal with directly may aid labour specialization, reduce jealousy and dissent, and otherwise serve the interests of social harmony. In such a society, any mass media tends to be carefully controlled, and inquiry into forbidden knowledge tends to be punished severely.
When cultures meet, ignorance can become particularly dangerous, as one's inability to comprehend the customs of others can lead to offense and thus harm. When Europeans began colonization of North America, there were many incidents in which conflict arose from unintended misunderstandings. There were of course also many bona fide clashes of values and bigotry - a byproduct of ignorance being racism and intolerance.
What is different is by and large seen as dangerous and threatening in animal cognition.
In humans, ignorance of another's lifeways or circumstances, failure to empathize with his or her experience, is cited in political science as one of the most common causes of conflict. Thus to build common experiences, e.g. to plant olive trees in regions where they have been torn up due to conflict, and learn at the same time, is thought to be one of the most effective forms of education and also of peacemaking. Crick's political virtues emphasize this kind of skill and activity where it is difficult or impossible to actually share perspectives.
Ignorance is often misinterpreted as a synonym of Stupidity, and is as thus often taken as an insult, when really it is, in its correct form, not an insult at all but more of a criticism. Hence the derogatory aphorism "You can fix ignorance but you can't fix stupid."
For instance, saying, "I'm not ignorant, i just don't know things," is a prime example of ignorance.
-Wikipedia
Hello, Anybody Know Anything About This?
polite.heretic Hello, Anybody Know Anything About This? Jan 1 2007, 10:12 PM
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