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Question: Would You Rather be Ignorantly Bliss or Well Informed!?
Would you rather be ignorantly bliss, or well informed!? For example, if someone made you a sandwich right after using the bathroom and not washing their hands, and you ate it, would you rather know and be grossed out, or eat the sandwich happily without ever knowing!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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I would much rather be ignorant to most of the things in life!. It seems as if the more I know, the more I have to worry about and watch out for!
As for the above example, considering that I had already eaten the sandwich, I would much rather not know about it, and go on my merry way! Besides, according to a Christian joke, that's why you always ask God to bless the food before each meal! You never know!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

This is not an either/or situation!. Would you rather be a hypocritical, Nirvana searching democrat or a gun-toting republican!? Rather be Yin than Yang!

Your sandwich example provides an interesting exception, caused by extenuating circumstance; namely, I'd like to know so I never had this person make me anything else to eat!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

That's an interesting concept!.!.!.well in all depends really!. If I were too know before hand obviously I'd want to know so I can avoid eating the sandwich!. Of course in this case, since I've already eaten the sandwich, there's no use in worrying about the past and wondering what really is in your stomach lol!. But if it is a circumstance where some thing could be prevented like symptoms for cancer, of course I'd want to know!. But if it's something that's inevitable, like when you're going to die, then it's best not to be bothered with!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

That depends on whether the knowledge would harm you or not!. What you don't know, can't hurt you!.

Sometimes auto-suggestion can affect an outcome in a big way!. Even directly, such as being told one has terminal cancer!. Naturally, health takes a bit of a dive even further!. But as has been shown in numerous tests, placebo pills make people think they are having something to make them better or worse, but the pills are fake!. The power of the mind, eh!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

If one could be "well"-informed, they'd know the sandwich was made with unclean hands, and therefore have the option of declining it!.!.
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I'm ashamed to say this, but sometimes I wish I was just blissfully ignorant and forget all of the information that I know!. Sometimes all of it just weighs you down at times!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The bliss of ignorance is often rudely awakened by reality!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

I am totally for information, but those who favor bliss make a good case!. I just haven't seen too much bliss come out of my ignorance!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

bliss :)Www@QuestionHome@Com

Thats hard!.!.on life!. With the situation you gave ignorance is what im all for!.Www@QuestionHome@Com