Is there a relationship between... one being ignorant and choosing to ignore something?

Answer 1

If that is a sarcastic question, then the answer is already begged.

I leave you with the following though: Not all that glitters [in our judgment] is Gold, nor all that seemingly reeks is poop. What must remain at the end of the day is the Happiness tendered by Compassion and not the wrath of our misdirected judgment.

Answer 2

I believe so. In my opinion, it is this: ignorance, of any kind, is when whatever it is you are ignorant of lies beyond your view, beyond your scope, so that you are not even aware of the need to understand whatever it is you are ignorant of.

Choosing to ignore something, on the otherhand, is a semi-conscious choice. But if that choice is made with regard to something that would otherwise bring you to a greater understanding of yourself and the universe/world, then almost always, I would suggest, the choice itself was made out of some ignorance. In otherwords, you are not aware of the importance of whatever it is that you turn away from. Even if you may intellectually grasp that whatever it is you turn away from may be important, if it really IS important, then some fundamental part of you is not fully aware of how it is important. Indeed, usually the only way anyone becomes fully aware of any of life's lessons is to pass through them, and until this is done, one is at least partially ignorant of what those lessons offer.

Put simply, one chooses to ignore because they are ignorant of the benefits of doing otherwise.

Answer 3

Hmmm...I never really thought about that. Ignorant, to me, is just a lack of knowledge. You just don't know any better. But if you were choosing to ignore something, if you just didn't want to know, would you still be ignorant? I suppose it would be a chosen ignorance. Indifference? Apathy? Most of us choose what we ignore (usually things that don't interest us, in my case sports & politics) and what we pay attention to, wish to learn about (in my case the arts). We can't be knowledgeable in everything. There is too much to know. We choose what we want to know & leave the rest.

Answer 4

Choosing to remain ignorant is worse than being ignorant in the first place.

Answer 5

Not all cases of ignorance is by choice. However, a lot of them indeed are.

The best example is the parents choosing to ignore the ill-deeds of their children. Or, even more blatant is the case where we deliberately choose to remain ignorant of our follies by blaming resultant failure on our ill-luck or ill-deeds of others.

Answer 6

Being ignorant means a lack of knowledge or uneducated.
Choosing to ignore something or someone is arrogance and just plain rude.

Answer 7

Choosing to ignore something means you are aware of it...if you are ignorant that means that you can't be bothered seeing or exploring anything beyond yourself...sometimes ignorance is innocent...sometimes deliberate and unconscionable...

Answer 8

None at all. Chooing to ignore something doesn't make you ignorant . You are only ignorant if you are doing something without realizing .

Answer 9

Depends on what one is ignoring, obviously. It would not be ignorant to ignore a friend who is pushing drugs, but it would be ignorant to ignore your friend who is in dire straights in general...

Answer 10

the former is not conscious of it, while the latter is conscious and persists on choosing to be ignorant. for me, the latter has committed a graver sin. i mean, who are you fooling? choosing to ignore something does not make it go away. defaulting your freedom of choice does not excempt you from the consequences of your not choosing.