Dropping it when the answers don't come out right?

Question

This doesn't come up much in life, so I'm not looking for much in the way of answers, nor of interest.

I'm probably just typing it here instead of Word so I can ponder it later, for no better reason than I've become both fond, and uncharacteristically distracted from a rigid pattern self-imposed habits by Yahoo QA.

I've been examining a phenomenon that never made much sense from the beginning. It was a shot in the dark in an attempt to examine every possible cause for something I'd noticed.
My effort was intended discount the possibility. Not to prove it.

But it turned out to be a major job. I ended up accumulating a million and a half items on a database, scrutinizing them.

But the further I go, the greater the evidence argues that something outrageous, contrary to logic, insane, is happening around us in complete defiance of what even I, can accept as true.

What, really, is the value of just knowing for the sake of knowing what you don't want to know?

Answer 1

You may learn information that you do not need now, but may in the future.

Answer 2

Well you could choose to remain ignorant I guess. The truth is in knowing more than you could possibly care to know, you understand a whole lot more about life and this world we live in, and therefore you can only conclude that things are not black and white.

It's easy if you can just lump everything into black and white, right or wrong, us and them, but that doesn't accomplish anything.

Knowledge brings wisdom and wisdom is the epitome that a human mind can reach.

I think the more you question, the more you learn, the less judgmental you are, the more tolerant you are, and the more you can empathize with the world.

Some couldn't care less I guess and are happy living in thier little corner of the universe, oblivious to all around them. So to each their own.

Answer 3

I think Mrs. K here might be on to something. I remember when I was a kid and my father made me study Philosophy and stuff, which of course I hated, but 30 years later I appreciate it. I hope people here don't have to wait for 30 years!0!

Good luck!

Answer 4

the value might be everlasting life as promised...bet on that shot in the dark.....as a child when invited to relatives for dinner did you doubt they would serve you nothing but the best....you have the ability to trust and that is all that is required

Answer 5

i think we all pick up some basic limited knowledge, that we really didnt/dont have an interest in, and just knowing for the sake of knowing can come in handy sometimes in life, but i dont think we really delve deeply into things we dont want to know, and most things you cant "know" just by surface knowledge, you can obtain facts, but not often understanding, and it takes both to really know something