Is ignorance bliss?

[timothyu]

What you don't know won't hurt you. This saying is often bandied about. Yes it is true, but does that give another person the right to take advantage of your blissful ignorance? Why should we trust any other human? What if suspicion arises, whether justified or not? Is not then truth the ultimate grace? Also, is ignorance bliss, or can it lead to more destructive thoughts and deeds when something seems 'off'?

 

[BibleBeliever1611]

I never understood this saying. Imagine your house was on fire and you were just sleeping on your bed being ignorant. Yeah it might be blissful ignorance for a while... for a while. Emphasis on the word while. You would be better off with actually knowing what's going on. Whatever is true is something you can never change and that's just how things work. So you're always better off knowing the truth of the situation whatever it may be and not being ignorant. Your ignorance is not going to change it, the truth is still the truth.

 

[timothyu]

So you're always better off knowing the truth of the situation whatever it may be and not being ignorant.

Yes, and it leaves everyone free to move forward. In the end of life, those who have caused pain may have repented and those who were pained may have learned forgiveness, realizing none of us are perfect and are trapped in the same self-serving world.