UrbanWarfare514

• Member since May 29, 2008.
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• UrbanWarfare514 : my untitled opinion on May 30, 2008

  Ignorance may be bliss, but once you gain that knowledge, you're that much less ignorant than you were before. Having the linguistic capacity and computer skills necessary to post a blog on the internet discussing whether ignorance is bliss or not demonstrates our own true lack of bliss in the first place.
  
  Whether this argument seems plausible or not would depend upon one's definition of "ignorance" and that of "bliss". Our existence in this world is both the cause and effect of time and space. Without the cultures and civilizations containing and defining our existence, it would not be possible to attribute any coherent meaning to this world as there would be no way to communicate this meaning to the others around us. Childhood is a learning process; the process of learning diminishes one's ignorance with every passing second and adds a layer of meaning onto everyone's life. Every society has its shared meaning structures. These structures are socially constructed and, in turn, construct society. Once we have learned to conform to these structures, the only way to make ourselves ignorant again would be to resist, or unlearn them. But even if we do, we must learn to do so first. Now, let's repeat this exercise and define "bliss"...
  
  If ignorance is bliss, bliss would entail the loss of all the cognitive mental functions that allow us to know what the meaning of the world around us is. To achieve this state of total unlearning requires that we empty our minds and open our hearts. Easier said than done, especially when writing an internet blog discussing your philosophical standpoint on whether ignorance is bliss or not...