In a recent question someone said that knowledge can be bad and ignorance good. What do think? If so, then when?
2007-01-20 06:53:41 · 9 answers · asked by Justbrowsing 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Knowledge can be bad when it causes us to become close-minded and reject new truths
A person can become narrow minded and even blinded by their current knowledge/beliefs, theists and non-theists alike. When current knowledge and belief cause us to reject new information, albeit valid, then our education and knowledge become a hindrance rather than a benefit. This applies to anything we learn - sports, skills, jobs, etc.
Spiritually speaking, the prophet Jacob wrote, "O the vainness, and the frailties, and the foolishness of men! When they are learned they think they are wise, and they hearken not unto the counsel of God, for they set it aside, supposing they know of themselves, wherefore, their wisdom is foolishness and it profiteth them not." (2 Ne 9:28)
A wise person should shield him/herself of incorrect teachings and accept all truth, ‘come whence it may’. We should avoid letting our current beliefs restrict further enlightenment.
And as for ignorance, no, it is not good. Blissful sure, but good - no.
2007-01-20 06:55:48 · answer #1 · answered by neil_ritz 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Knowledge is never bad. But fear the religion that wants to keep you ignorant.
"It shall yet be the most remarkable quality of the bible. That there is not one word in praise of intelligence in the whole book." Susan B. Anthony.
2007-01-20 06:58:44 · answer #2 · answered by Haiku Hanna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
knowlage can be corrupted and in this sence it is bad. Wisdom to can be just as bad, as man can honestly know to much. In a christian sence, imagine for a minute you knew all the horrors of hell, not just the ones writen about in books but horrors even worse than those. This would terrify you into becoming a babling idiot, in that sence knowlage is bad. However a knowlage of material things such as the things of this universe, no knowlage is not bad.
2007-01-20 06:59:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
False knowledge, for one who is ignorant but is aware of the ignorance may be inclined to seek the truth, while the holder of false knowledge resists the truth in their misplaced confidence that they already have it.
2016-05-24 01:17:26 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Knowledge is never bad and ignorance is never good.
2007-01-20 06:59:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
When mom knows it was you that took a bite out of the pie (bad)
When you didn't see the worm in the apple (ignorance-good)
;-)
2007-01-20 06:59:52 · answer #6 · answered by beek 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sure sounds like a theist.
Knowledge can tell us unpalatable things, certainly but do we want to know what the universe is like or just believe its what we want it to be? I choose the former wholeheartedly.
Ignorance causes millions of deaths every year because of the beliefs that can go along with it. Education is the most important thing in the world.
2007-01-20 06:57:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Soloman said don"t become overley wise,why would you destroy self.?
When you have knowledge of something,it will call for action.
We are in an information overload,lot of voices,choice is ours who we gonna listen to ? Jesus,Mohammed,Budda
2007-01-20 07:07:21 · answer #8 · answered by section hand 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, tell that person that they are an idiot.
2007-01-20 06:58:57 · answer #9 · answered by RH (a.k.a. God) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋