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1) Not knowing the truth doesn't make you ignorant. Not wanting to know the truth is what makes you ignorant.
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2) It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.
Mark Twain
3) The paths of ignorance and gullibility often pass through, “Take my word for it�
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Words of wisdom about ignorance
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Zzyzx
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Words of wisdom about ignorance
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ANY of the thousands of "gods" proposed, imagined, worshiped, loved, feared, and/or fought over by humans MAY exist -- awaiting verifiable evidence
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Re: Words of wisdom about ignorance
Post #2I understand that the word "ignorant" tends to have negative connotations, but I figure that if someone has no idea about something, then that would make them ignorant.Zzyzx wrote: .
1) Not knowing the truth doesn't make you ignorant. Not wanting to know the truth is what makes you ignorant.
Anonymous
Very wise.Zzyzx wrote: 2) It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.
Mark Twain
How true is that?Zzyzx wrote: 3) The paths of ignorance and gullibility often pass through, “Take my word for it�
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Society and its morals evolve and will continue to evolve. The bible however remains the same and just requires more and more apologetics and claims of "metaphors" and "symbolism" to justify it.
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Re: Words of wisdom about ignorance
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Words of wisdom about ignorance
They do not know they do not know.
And what they do know is mostly incorrect.
And they do not know it.
Words of wisdom about ignorance
They do not know they do not know.
And what they do know is mostly incorrect.
And they do not know it.
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Re: Words of wisdom about ignorance
Post #5Naw, that makes ya full of yourself.JimmyAk wrote: [Replying to post 1 by Zzyzx]
Well said. Also, thinking you know all things, makes you ignorant.
I might be Teddy Roosevelt, but I ain't.
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