Kim Harrison once said, “Knowledge is Power. Ignorance is Bliss. But curiosity—even if it had killed the cat—is king.” It is one’s natural curiosity that leads them to make inquiries and investigate certain issues until they are satisfied with their research and the answers they have found. Nevertheless, common idioms such as, “Ignorance is bliss” and “Some things are better left unsaid” will conquer this natural curiosity when faced with controversial issues that directly contradict one’s beliefs and upbringing. When presented with these uncomfortable choices, one must decide whether to acknowledge different perspectives despite possible consequences or remain uneducated in hopes of maintaining the status quo. In the story, The Call of Cthulhu, the author clearly demonstrates that although we have a natural curiosity within us, sometimes it is best if we do not act upon it. Throughout the story, one learns that often times mankind can benefit from not knowing certain things that are occurring in the world. The author’s overall implied suggestion is that people simply cannot handle certain facts that conflict …show more content…
This belief and thought process is instilled in people through continued religious training, family upbringing, and often peer pressure from the public. These beliefs have been present for thousands of years and are the foundation of people’s belief in their God or Supreme Being. In actuality, it is one common foundation between the several different religions and/or cultures. Historically, this belief has played an imperative role in people’s decision making, survival, rearing children, and in some situations, the only hope that encourages people to fight through difficult times. To believe otherwise, shatters everything people have learned, believed, and even died for during the past hundreds of
Socrates once said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” He questioned the very nature of why things were the way they were, while never settling for simple, mundane answers. Socrates would rather die searching for the truth than live accepting what he considered a blatant lie. I like to think of myself the same way. I too would rather examine the wonders of life rather than accept what I am just told. The truth is some can’t handle the truth. I on the other hand welcome it with earnest anticipation and fervent enthusiasm.
With this one can see why people practice religions in general, because religion gives a sense of security through stressing that faith is the key to getting through suffering. Faith in the everlasting soul, faith in God, or faith that one will end in the right place. Faith is the common factor among religions, and suffering brings out the faith in people.
To overcome this difficulty, Hick attempts to explain four critical factors: (1) people are inherently religious; (2) there is substantia...
Psychologists who study religion, however, address “ an object whose reality can be received only in the state of faith” (p.32). the act of belief is critical to religious knowledge and experience. In psychology, skepticism is an enduring value, but in religion it is an intermediate step on the pathway to belief. This sets up a tension between psychology and religion, which results in psychologists having low rates of religious activity, when compared to other scientific and academic groups (Richards & Bergin, 1997). The methods and assumptions favored by psychology have appeared to be incompatible wi...
“Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see. There is an interest in that which is hidden and which the visible does not show us. This interest can take form of a quite intense feeling, a sort of conflict, one might say, between the visible that is hidden and the visible that is present.” (Magritte)
Humans are always reluctant to figure out new information and for this we have had centuries of incredible thinkers, artists, and musicians come about. Some have come across new findings by accident and others have worked their entire lives to figure out something to be remembered by. What makes human beings so distinguishable from other species is we have the ability to think and feel and with this we can act in a way that makes us a superior species. With this kind of view on the world we as humans are subjective to our surroundings and build a system of belief through our experiences. While human beings are all destined to be great at birth, the desire to know who we are, why we behave the way we do, what our nature is, and explaining the
Religions across the globe have conceptualized a belief, generally surrounding the implementations and implications of th...
It is crucial that every belief must be thoroughly explored and justified to avoid any future repercussions. Clifford provides two examples in which, regardless of the outcome, the party that creates a belief without comprehensive justification ends up at fault. It is possible to apply the situations in The Ethics of Belief to any cases of belief and end up with the conclusion that justification is of utmost importance. Justifying beliefs is so important because even the smallest beliefs affect others in the community, add to the global belief system, and alter the believer moral compass in future decisions.
Ideas and beliefs are continuously developing within and impressing upon the human minds that navigate this life. The character of an individual is under constant influence from the world, which leads many people to group together and relinquish their idiosyncratic mentality for the ease and comfort of a hive mind. It is easy for governments or other powers to mentally imprison the general public in a condition of ignorance by withholding information and offering regulated data. Creativity and independent thought are limited for victims in this state of unintelligence, and one becomes blind to truths that are only available to those with the capacity to think for themselves. Entire oblivious communities become enveloped in mental incapacity, which is subsequently inherited by following generations, and innocent children are molded into a product of their environment.
Life without awareness can result in a peaceful, carefree life because the knowledge of difference and unconformity can be painful and difficult to comprehend. Unenlightened masses are present in 1984 by George Orwell, “Allegory of the Cave” by Plato, “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, and the movie V for Vendetta. People happily remain in ignorance because they do not have the wisdom to challenge what they hold to be true.
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the impact that internalized beliefs has on defending world-views that are difficult to challenge. The focus will be on how the belief in the soul and the afterlife is internalized to mediate the fear of death, to determine the importance of culture in guiding particular beliefs, and to hold onto beliefs despite contradictions that oppose them. Internalized beliefs is defined as learned beliefs that have an onset during childhood and is difficult to remove, once it is engraved. According to Ogilvie and Anglin (Revised 2013), it has the ability to “automatically and effortlessly determine the acceptability and unacceptability of ideas coming their way in terms of whether or not the information supports their footings or poses a threat to their stability”. In other words, once the belief is learned it appears as being instinctive; it is also difficult to challenge these internalized beliefs because they are so deeply rooted into conciousness that it guides life's survival for the future.
Human beings’ belief systems don’t always work according to evidence. Belief is made up of
Religion can be described as a social institution built up around the idea of a supernatural being or beings, and the relation of human beings to them. In addition, religion provides individuals a belief to which they understand their existence as well network of emotional support during times of distress. Moreover, religious institutions provide individuals a proper perspective of life and establish values. Religion involves three major aspects: A conception of the nature and character of divinity (2) A set of principles concerning the duties and obligations between divinity and humanity. (3) A set of behavior patterns designed to conform to God’s will (Thorman, 154). The theme of panopticisim is to assert and maintain power by being unseen. In Christianity, God, unable to be to seen, is a supernatural being with infinite power. In addition, the Holy Bible reaffirms this power and establishes accordance among civilians. The social institution of religion is a form of a panoptic system where individuals are compelled to act accordingly.
Cypher seems to suggest that there are times when ignorance is bliss, and one is better off maintaining a positive illusion than facing a hard truth that one is not ready to accept. His statement could also be viewed as rigid close-mindedness, a non-willingness to see reality for what it is; a refusal to consider conflicting ideas based on a desire to maintain one’s beliefs. Generally, The Matrix raises a profound question as to why human beings want to know the truth. This paper will argue why one cannot be justified in choosing the “bliss of ignorance.”
One who displays ignorance does not have enough knowledge to make the right choices, which leads to carless behaviour and ultimately causes problems for others and themselves. As proved in this essay it is best to avoid ignorance for many reasons such as: it can cause one to be envious, or even make one hubris, ignorance can also make one selfish, and irresponsible. Ignorance is as simple as not knowing something. It is an individual lacking knowledge and being unaware of something, often important. Racism has become less of a problem today however, it still exists. Racism is ignorance at its highest; it is someone who cannot be polite due to their lack of knowledge, and unawareness. Individuals who are ignorant need to be educated, because “Knowledge is the key to life,” and without it you can create many problems for yourself and others