What is one thing we can do to educate ourselves about a group or person that we don't understand in order to move past ignorance   If it's an option, everyone should travel  ... View more

How can we improve our attitudes when we feel we are about to do/say something ignorant?   I think we should all stand back and ask ourselves "What would Obama do?"   OK OK, on a serious note i think we should just try to put on our acceptance hats and remember that ignorance is not a constructive way to think or act, and we will be able to achieve more the more we open our minds to new things.    ... View more

Well in this case, it's hilarious, so we should all laugh a lot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_IzYUJANfk   But normally, I think it's important to let everyone speak their mind and try to respect other people's point of views as much as possible. It can be tempting to try to "teach" people, but that's dangerous waters as they may not want to be taught. Sometimes, unfortunately, we are going to have to agree to disagree. If it really is just a question of filling a hole in someone's general knowledge in an objective way though, then that depends on whether the person wants to listen or not!  ... View more

I think especially with the expansion of the media, the beliefs of a strong willed minority are slowly being picked up by all sorts of people who don't really understand what they're talking about. With so much information flying around, I feel like some people latch onto an idea that they like the sound of and don't really have the information to back it up. I've probably been a victim of this myself - like, with the presidential elections in America i was all "yaaaaayyy Obama" but if you asked me why, i'd be like  ... View more

Have you ever been ignorant towards another person or group?   I'm probably ignorant more than i'd like to admit, but not intentionally. I guess, in some strange way, it's good because it's ignites an interest in me to explore areas that i would have otherwise never explored. For example, i study languages and as part of that i learn all about other cultures. Sometimes i learn about things that i had noooooo idea existed, and yet i am inspired to learn more!  ... View more

I have heard that before! That is a fact of which i am not ignorant  ... View more

That's a good point about people becoming accustomed to what they've been taught. It can be a really hard thing to hear someone challenge what you have always just accepted as truth. So i guess what that means is that ignorant behaviour is not easily "fixed"; everyone has their own truths. ... View more

I think there's probably a few different reasons why ignorance exists. We've already mentioned the whole deliberate vs. accidental ignorance thing - i guess some people are ignorant because they choose to be and they lack interest in other peoples' business, and some people are ignorant because they don't have access to resources that they can use to inform themselves.  ... View more

Hi everyone!   I think that ignorance is generally accepted as a negative thing for everyone except for the person who is ignorant. We've all heard the saying "ignorance is bliss"? If you're not aware that you're unaware, then you have nothing to worry about! But it sure can be frustrating for everyone else.  ... View more