Would you prefer to be living in blind happiness but ignorant of the truth, or live with knowledge of the truth but be unhappy because of it?



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"Ignorance is bliss."- Cypher (Now spelt correctly!) from the Matrix.

I AGREE!

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[This message has been edited by DJG (edited 05-18-2001).]

With all knowledge, I might be unhappy but I could help so many people and this would make me happy anyway, so I'll go for knowledge. If they're mutually exclusive, give me knowledge anyway

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In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is pimp

I would have to say the truth on this one.

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Bliss -v- misery.....hmmmm, tough one. Call me shallow, but I think I'll go with the bliss http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif

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[This message has been edited by Mouse (edited 05-17-2001).]

I think this is the question that led to the fall of man (if you believe the Bible). Adam and Eve were in the garden, ignorant and blissful. When they partook of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, their "eyes were opened." Which brings us to another question, does knowledge do away with innocence?

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Give me the Truth any day. Truth, no matter how unpalatable it may seem, is always better than a lie, and may be rewoven into a happier pattern for the future.

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ill take truth. knowledge is power, is my motto for life. i dont care if im miserable as long as i have a fair source and share of knowledge. knowledge may do away with much of innocence, but idiocy is the downfall of the human race and all other races.

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History repeats itself then. I want truth and my name is Adam

Well, I know this will sound like a cop-out, but it depends on what you mean by truth. One person's truth is not necessarily the same as another person's. For example, to you, a hamburger might be the the yummiest thing in creation. Truth for you. But to a vegetarian...?

And knowledge or ignorance of WHAT? Would you want to know if you had inoperable cancer, or remain in ignorance? Some people will make one choice, some the other.

Ok. Nothing profound there. But the same principle, I think, applies in even profound matters. It is what works FOR YOU that matters. That is your truth.

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