Bernard Gerd Gigerenzer's Deliberate Ignorance

Attention Gainer: Ignorance is not bliss. Ignorance is frightening. There is something much worse than being ignorant and that not knowing the unknown.

In “Vices of Inattention,” Kathie Jennie wrote of the ways in which humans help facilitate or do terrible things, that clearly violate their morals, not necessarily by intentionally committing a physical act, but by inattentively allowing it to occur. She then divides the concept of inattentiveness into two categories: systematic self-deception through selective attention and willful ignorance, and that of what she refers to as “simple” inattention resulting from an unmotivated lack of focus. She asserts that we have duties to be attentive to morally significant matters, but as can be evidenced by many real-world examples, we often fall short of those obligations.

Ignorance is like going through life with shut eyes, unaware and unfamiliar. It is like a foreboding, grey cloud, – the colour of ash and soot – hanging above and blanketing people’s vision. Alternatively, in the world, ignorance has become a fluent trait in the growing population where people live through their lives in ignorant bliss because they do not take time to consider reasoning beyond a normal perspective. Ignorance does not always necessarily refer to one’s knowledge in an academic sense, but more so is one’s understanding of their surroundings and the world. Ignorance often defines and influences choices and ethics, and frequently comes from inaccurate beliefs, lack of consciousness, and misleading information; it will be people’s

Ignorance is defined as, "Lacking knowledge or awareness in genera; uneducated or unsophisticated." In the novel Animal Farm, George Orwell addresses the topic of ignorance. Orwell illustrates that the social and political oppression of the animals is due to their inability to read, which causes them to believe everything they are told. First of all, the animals' ignorance prevents them from realizing the pigs are taking advantage of them. The pigs constantly manipulate the laws to fit their needs. The narrator says, "...it was certainly true that nothing of the kind existed in writing, the animals were satisfied that they had been mistaken." Because the animals lack the ability to read, they are not able to realize that the rule has been manipulated.

Everyone has ignorance and it will always be present. It is a matter of how knowledge intervenes that judges the outcome. James Madison describes a similar aspect. He mentions knowledge as the power that relieves ignorance and allows people to be their own governors. In Fahrenheit 451, the character of Montag is a great example. He is once an ideal, ignorant citizen, but it all changes once he meets Clarisse, who unlocks a vault full of knowledge to him. Moreover, the crave for knowledge grows and Montag meets Faber who helps reveal the meaning of knowledge, allowing Montag to

Denial and ignorance is a common behavior noted in this book. Many times people do not react to what is going on around them, even though they may have a sense of what is going on. Some individuals may walk away from a scene so they don’t have to get caught up and involved. There are also many stereotypes of people of

Ignoring the Ignorant In the article “Ignoring the Ignorant”, Henry I Miller effectively sheds light to his readers on the serious threat that ignorance poses society when it is allowed to influence public policy. The author makes a strong case that conveys the message that ignorance poses a serious threat to scientific, social and economic development when it is allowed to drive public policy by successfully using rhetorical strategies such as Satire, Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. “People have a right to be ignorant. Just as we can choose to damage our health by overeating, smoking cigarettes, and neglecting to take prescribed medications, we can also choose to remain uninformed on policy issues.”

An answer may be found in the Dunning-Kruger effect: the curious phenomenon of “confident idiots” emboldened by their own ignorance, rather than cautioned by it.

Ignorance is like being imprisoned in a cave when you accept things the way they are or to think that you know everything and not wondering

Has one ever wondered about what ignorance can do to others’ mind? According to Merriam Webster’s Dictionary, the word “ignorant” means “lacking knowledge”. As shown in Plato’s famed “Allegory of the Cave” and Bisson’s science fiction short story “They’re Made Out of Meat”, the authors portray ignorance when the characters discover knowledge from reality, since they are secluded from the truth. After finding out this new information, these characters are in a sudden state of shock. Then, they choose to neglect these revelations and continue with life, pretending that nothing ever happened.

decide the gender of a baby that are more profoundly disturbing. In a society where

“Is it a boy or a girl?” is a question that is commonly used in a world where roughly 350,000 babies are born each day. Questions such as the one previously stated are what helps to determine what gender a child would be. “Learning to Be Gendered” by Penelope Eckert and Sally McConnell-Ginet focuses mainly on the factors that potentially influences gender. These factors can include names, colors, voice change and the societal norm of what a boy and girl should be. Eckert’s main argument is that being gendered isn’t something one can to gain based off of physical characteristics but rather on their own and through their interaction with society. Names and clothing are just a small part of the symbolic resources used to support a consistent ongoing

This article describes the experiment performed by aspiring scientists along with the results of the experiment. In their experiment, the aspiring scientists questioned children of varying ages on how they felt about the sex they were assigned at birth, and the stereotypes that come with it. By asking such questions, the aspiring scientists discovered that children play a large role in their gender identity, which opposed the general belief that our genders pick us, not us picking our gender.

Plato once said that, “Ignorance [is] the root and stem of all evil”. Ignorance is the cause of everything that is wrong and bad in the world since people are unable to see the truth. If people start breaking free from ignorance, mankind will become happier and more transparent. In the short story, “Allegory of The Cave” by Plato and The Matrix by the Wachowskis, they portray the idea that in order to gain enlightenment, one must break free from ignorance; which opens himself to knowledge; this new truth must then be shared with others for the good of mankind.

There is also the surprise of finding out the gender at time of birth. Not only are the parents delighted in the surprise at the moment of birth, but they’re just plain grateful that they’ve been blessed with a healthy child. By being able to determine gender, according to Freeman, we’re cheapening this, and making childbirth into a mere consumer choice. In the end, children are a gift, a gift of nature.