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Wednesday, July 20, 2005
~Ignorance~
Ignorance annoys me. When I see it in myself, it shames me. When I see it in others, it bothers me, but I tell myself that it's alright. But when I see ignorance spread from one person to another, particularly in the form of 'sound advice', it angers me.
Why is that? Why does it bother me so much? When one person is ignorant, I'm okay with that, and I believe a person has the right to be ignorant, whether it is by choice or not. But when I see ignorance and misinformation multiplied as one person passes it onto another as wisdom or, dare I say, truth, it bothers me to no end.
It bothers me that it bothers me. Indeed, even the way I wrote the above paragraph reveals several attitudes and biases I hold, and I've made some assumptions and insinuations about 'the ignorant'. I wonder then, am I driven by a dedication to the expression of truth and nothing but the truth at all times? And if that is the case, who am I to say I know what truth is? Maybe my paradigm of truth is too narrow, and I am unfairly applying it to others? Or maybe it's a pride thing. In reaching out and grasping the opportunity to shoot someone down for being 'wrong', perhaps I see the opportunity to elevate myself above them?
I've come to understand that I'm just a jerk most of the time.
