Is it true? Is ignorance really bliss?

I agree with the saying. It means that by being ingnorant to the problem, you have no anxiety or stress.

I think sometimes it can be, there are days where I long for times when I was blissfully ignorant when it came to things like relationships or a certain person. However knowledge is power and though it takes more work it feels better to know and do better for yourself than to sit by living an idle life.

Hmm that's a hard question, I guess in some cases you'd rather just not know, but in general I'm a very big fan of information and knowledge.

I guess it is. I was able to enjoy my job when I thought that everyone was a nice person. Now I know that they're not all that nice, and now it makes is tough to work there. If I didn't know what Jason was such a jerk, it would have been better. If he didn't sexually harass me, things would be back to normal. If I didn't know that certain people would take his side, without even talking to me about it, I would be better off. If I didn't realize that some of the rules apply to some of the people some of the time, I'd be much happier. There are so many things that I wish I didn't know. I prefer knowledge. I like to know things. I've always been that way. Maybe that's part of my downfall. I fell that if there were certain things that I didn't know I'd be better off. Then again, there are some times that I feel that if I knew certain things, I'd be better off. Maybe I just have to learn to be happy with knowing what I know, and stop looking so eagerly for more, and end up in such horrible situations. I think I'll just shut up now. Sorry for rambling!!!

The saying is true for certain situations where knowledge would hurt, e.g. if your spouse were having an affair, you are in "blissful" ignorance til you find out...so in that situation, ignorance is bliss. No one wants to know their spouse in cheating on them right? Same goes for other types of situations where you're just better off not knowing...haven't you ever said to a friend or someone you're having a conversation with: "I don't want to know!"? This is exercising your "right" to blissful ignorance because obviously 'knowing' might affect your peace of mind or something! In some cases, ignorance is not really bliss, like not knowing what you're supposed to know for an exam or some situation where you need to know details about procedures etc...ignorance can never really be bliss then, because you will be uneasy about your ignorance and you can never have peace of mind.

I disagree with this saying. I'd rather know things that were going on around me - even if it was something that affected me negatively. This way, I have the choice to deal with it as I see fit, I could even ignore it if I wanted to. I'd hate for a friend to keep something from me if they thought I wouldn't like it. I don't like being sheltered. x

I thought real hard on this one while I was getting supper ready for the oven. For the most part, no, ignorance is not bliss, because when you're ignorant of something you might be able to change the outcome of something because you know the full facts. On the other hand, and this is just MY personal example...I don't have health insurance, can't get it because I've had cancer before, can't work because of lingering effects of treatments (that will never go away, yet are not deemed a disability...even though they ARE.) I cannot go to a Dr. for checkups, and even if I could, and they found recurrance, I could not do a thing about it as it would be cost prohibitive to get treatments without the help of insurance. I did a lot of charity home hospice nursing, so it doesn't count towards retirement, or even help from them...I am caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place. So, in this case, ignorance IS bliss since there's not a thing I can do about this all anyways. So, I just live every day as happily as I can and not worry about the 'what if's.' "Ignorance is bliss" is good in some situations.

I guess the only time an ignorance is a bliss is when things are going accordingly to the person that is ignoring and when it doesn't than there is no point in it at all.

Sometimes yes, there have been things I have learned that I much rather not have and would even been better off not knowing. I have spared other's by just keeping it to myself for that reason alone. So yes, at times, it is bliss to just not know.

I would have to agree with this as I know too much and my life is usually full of anger!!! Some people can sail through life without letting anything get them down about what goes on in the world and I must admit they do seem alot calmer. However, I would not like to be this ignorant and I always admire those who stick their neck out to change things or help others. If we never had people like this the world would be an even more darker place... as a woman I would not have got the vote, slavery and aparthied would be worse than it is now, single mothers would still be frowned upon and children would not have the rights they have got now, although sometimes they seem to have too many rights!!LOL

No I do not agree. People who agree with that are usually too cowardly to face up to their problems and instead stick their heads in the sand hoping the problem will go away on its own.

Yes, it is true. When I don't know about all the negatives in the world that I can't change anyway, I am ignorant of what is going on and it is blissful in a sense. Why, praytell, do I need to know about all the negatives in the world? No amount of my feeling bad or distressed will ever change the world.

I would have to say that it depends on a given situation. It would be a total bliss if being ignorant of a certain thing will serve as a protection from certain hurt and devastation. But I don't think being ignorant in most times is helpful. It isn't bliss if ignorance would hinder a person from having success and happiness.