wwarnout t1_j55pcqz wrote on January 20, 2023 at 4:09 PM

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Here's the thing - people in the bronze age didn't know a lot because that kind of knowledge hadn't been discovered yet. Therefore, they were ignorant through no fault of their own.

Ignorance today is inexcusable. Modern society has access to knowledge, but many choose to ignore it. This is willful ignorance, and is far more detrimental to society than simple ignorance.

wtfburritoo t1_j55ua6k wrote on January 20, 2023 at 4:40 PM

Nail on the head. Today's ignorance is willful. What we see now are humans afraid of change, that willingly bury their heads in the sand so as to ignore the evolving world around them.

laplongejr t1_j55wssz wrote on January 20, 2023 at 4:55 PM

They aren't merely ignorants, they are anti-knowledge.
A willful ignorant wouldn't care about what happens around the world once their sand is buried. Those people want to make sure the entire world stops evolving so they don't look like the guys with a head in the send.