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January 24th, 2011, 12:46 PM
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#1 | | Just me
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 6,100 | Ignorance vs 'truth'
"Ignorance is bliss" versus "The truth shall set you free."
This has had me confounded for a while. I keep ping-ponging between the two.
Which one of these sentences holds true or truer for you and why? (Strictly not religious but as a matter of personal philosophy/approach in your day to day life.)
There are days when I think "I need to find out more about X" and something inexplicable drives me towards gaining more information about it and when I do gain it I usually feel I was probably better off not knowing it. Now I'm stuck with having to deal with the consequences of knowing it. While I love that I'm a huge sucker for knowledge, I also sometimes feel that I know too much for my own good. It just leaves me in a weird place, if you know what I mean. Sort of neither here nor there. Now I've come to believe there are some things that must be known, and others that should be left alone. Problem is figuring out beforehand what falls in which category.
I guess if you believe that the truth shall set you free then you would need a very strong bullshit filter to get to the so-called truth. What is this truth anyway? I guess it's the essence of something.
Any thoughts on this?
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January 24th, 2011, 01:08 PM
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#2 | | Suspended indefinitely
Joined: Dec 2009 From: Ozarkistan Posts: 11,335 |
Happiness is not guaranteed for anyone. The most abysmally stupid and ignorant and the most brilliant and broadly informed -- all will find themselves butting against brick walls and suffering from all kinds of outrageous slings and arrows. Satisfying natural curiosity (some have precious little of that) by seeking to learn is its own reward.
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January 24th, 2011, 03:53 PM
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#3 | | Historian
Joined: Aug 2009 From: Belgium Posts: 5,673 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Rosi  "Ignorance is bliss" versus "The truth shall set you free."
I guess if you believe that the truth shall set you free then you would need a very strong bullshit filter to get to the so-called truth. What is this truth anyway? I guess it's the essence of something.
Any thoughts on this? | Yep: interpretation.
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January 24th, 2011, 03:54 PM
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#4 | | Suspended indefinitely
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,331 |
Ignorance is bliss and the truth sets no one free.
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January 24th, 2011, 03:55 PM
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#5 | | Suspended indefinitely
Joined: Jun 2010 From: Archuleta Mesa....till I come down. Posts: 1,617 |
"The truth shall set you free."
I like it but.. I like Gaius' above as well. So i merely slightly modify it.....Yep: contextual interpretation.
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January 24th, 2011, 03:57 PM
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#6 | | King of the Seas!
Joined: Nov 2010 From: Border of GA and AL Posts: 7,889 |
Apply both of these to individual situations. You can't apply only one without suffering connsequences, some more deadly than others.  | | | |
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January 24th, 2011, 04:57 PM
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#7 | | Epicurean
Joined: Mar 2009 From: Texas Posts: 23,844 |
"Truth between candid minds, can never do harm."
-TJefferson 1791
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January 24th, 2011, 05:05 PM
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#8 | | Man in the Box ¤ Blog of the Year ¤
Joined: Oct 2009 From: Baltimorean-in-exile Posts: 16,608 |
I firmly believe in knowing the truth and telling the truth, irregardless of the pain it puts yourself or others through.
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January 24th, 2011, 05:12 PM
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#9 | | Epicurean
Joined: Mar 2009 From: Texas Posts: 23,844 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Salah ad-Din I firmly believe in knowing the truth and telling the truth, irregardless of the pain it puts yourself or others through. | Ok. Truth: there is no such word as 'irregardless'.  | | | |
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January 24th, 2011, 05:21 PM
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#10 | | Historian
Joined: Dec 2010 From: Newfoundland Posts: 1,934 |
I share Saladins sentiments. I would take the red pill.
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