what can reason be? Or intuition?
personally I think the expression was probably invented by... the ignorants
2007-05-16 17:03:37 · 17 answers · asked by ♠αβsįŋŧħe♥ 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I know what the expression means... the question is what REASON and INTUITION would be then?
2007-05-16 17:09:26 · update #1
I prefer truth even though it can ruin my life than to live in ignorance and enjoy a stupid happiness.
For those who believe the bible to be words of god, you should be thankful to Eve who ate from the Tree of Knowledge or else you would be living like fishes.
2007-05-16 17:34:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Personally i do not believe in the term "ignorance is a bliss", because i would rather know everything, even if it would hurt me rather than be "blissful" in not knowing. I choose brutal honesty over not knowing any day.
I think this term has more to do with intuition than reason, because intuitively we wish to be happy and sometimes automatically prefer not to know something because we know it would hurt us...but if we thought about it reasonably...we would realize that it would hurt us more, by not knowing.
But thats just my opinion.
2007-05-16 22:13:35 · answer #2 · answered by Jaded 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Reason and intuition would therefore be the opposite of bliss, most likely "suffering" or some similar situation.
I don't think that the expression is true, by the way. Comprehension brings me happiness.
2007-05-16 17:36:47 · answer #3 · answered by Dylan H 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it is meant that unless you want to get involved in something, mind your business. If you do get involved, you know more, thus you end up with the responsibility of the knowledge. If I was given the choice to learn first aid and I took the class, I will be conscious of my new responsibility when I see someone who stops breathing. If I decide not to learn first aid, then I can say " I could not help them because I don't know how."
If you don't get involved, you have a temporary content feeling that you have no responsibility, thus no worries. I think the expression comes from lazy and irresponsible people.
2007-05-16 17:38:33 · answer #4 · answered by James W. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless one wished one didn't know what one knows, ya know?
EG. when Descartes backed himself into quite a philosophical predicament (mind body problem) he found out that he didn't actually exist - Later claiming that God exists, therefore he must exist; because he knew that a God existed. Unfortunately, that God was an evil, deceiving God. That to me is the opposite of bliss. Give me the Cave, tie me up and leave me wallow in ignorant bliss!
2007-05-16 17:33:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, my friend, i don't really get the q but I have learned lately, that ignorance is a bliss. I used to be nosey and ended up getting hurt. Now I'm the happy ME.
2007-05-16 20:21:53 · answer #6 · answered by † Iríšh † 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Intuition is a gift and reasoning is power.
Ignorance is a bliss... I guess for people who is content at being ignorant.
2007-05-16 17:12:00 · answer #7 · answered by tkquestion 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
"Ignorance is bliss" means "what you don't know won't hurt you." Which is sometimes, but definitely not always, true.
REASON: deducing an answer to a problem, even if the answer is counterintuitive.
INTUITION: sensing an answer to a problem, even if the answer is against all reason.
2007-05-16 17:07:20 · answer #8 · answered by anxt 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
To me, reason is a process that is linear and generally leads to one plain answer. I rely on it often. Thus... "Reason is necessary... and oft times boring."
Contrary-wise, intuition is a subtle connectedness; a process that relies more on gut recognition than any sort of logic. Thus... "Intuition is flawed... and a lot more fun".
2007-05-16 17:56:57 · answer #9 · answered by Mikisew 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ignorance is maxed out at $27 an hour
2007-05-16 17:11:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋