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Is ignorance is bliss? Why or why not? Can you give examples

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This solution provides explanation why or why not is the ignorance considered as a bliss. It then provides a few examples to prove the same.

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The human mind is a network with billions of neurons that are conductive to nerve impulses. Ignorance is like an open circuit. People stop the flow of information by opening the circuit and breaking connections for whatever reason. They reject being conductive to understanding. Some people chose ignorance because a circuit has been underexposed to stimulus from the rejected source and some because the circuit has been over-exposed and weakened by the source. In both instances they refuse to try to process any added data in order because it threatens to destabilize the very foundation of their network.

Gotta say, "ignorance is bliss" means that knowledge doesn't necessarily result in happiness. Ignorance may not be bliss, but it usually doesn't keep anyone from it--a good thing for those of us less gifted with cranial capacity.

Since ignorance is indeed bliss, but willful ignorance is unheard of.

Ignorance is bliss because if you don't know something, it can't hurt you. Ignorance is bliss because it's easier to support something blindly than exploring all the options. It's also easier to act on instinct and ...

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