Ignorance = Happiness?

It seems like it. But I'd rather learn anyway.

I suppose that someone with a child-like ignorance of the realities of life could be happy, but I find my own happiness in learning and growing (hopefully wiser). I don't think that knowledge itself causes unhappiness, unless you are unable to deal with the consequences and obligations acquired by your deeper understanding of life.

A little knowlege is a dangerous thing
I can live with knowing that I am ignorant. I cannot stand fools though. Attack is a form of defence. Dieu est mon droit.

there is a certain caveat to intellect; the more one understands, the more one has to take on the implications of that knowledge.

once one realizes the truth of the fact that more than half the people on this planet wake up hungry every morning, it becomes more difficult to go merrily on, living in a society of excess, and waste, without taking on the burden of the needs of the other half.

the corollory is that people who simply cannot grasp the bigger issues, feel no need to, and are frequently able to operate successfully on that level.

Just on a whim, after seeing this thread, I did a Google search for 'what me worry', famous MAD magazine tagline. It was quite enlightening!

that's a nice point, BoGoWo.

What's 'what me worry' all about?

MAD magazine used to have this gap-toothed, red-headed moron as their mascot, named Alfred E. Neuman. He was a cartoon of course. His tagline was "What, me worry?" It was sort of a political statement at the time, regarding the ignorance of the general public during tense political times. It has been adopted (according to my Google search) by a lot of thinkers.

I see, thanks for the info

and Joe; in case you are not intimately familiar with CavFancier's brilliant intellectual works, i offer a sample thread link:
"The Meaning of Life"

[What? me worry!]

Hey, it's the great equalizer.

what price - "equality"?

What's the price on noseplugs these days?

If you belong to an Olympic Sychronized Swimming Team, you get a great discount!

[and numerous other complimentary gratuities! ]

cavfancier's work you link too is indeed brilliant though not very intellectual

returning to the topic...

what do you think if you see it the other way around?

a local poet wrote that Rothenberg said "enlightment is also a pain".. what are your views on that?