Why Ignorance Is Evil

First of all, we have to know the difference between ignorance and stupidity or idiocy. As the saying goes “Do not attribute to malice what is perfectly explained by stupidity”.

We also have to understand that malice or evil -in any way, shape or form- is more than just the absence of good, and that ignorance -deliberate/conscious or inadvertent/unconscious- is more than just simply incomplete knowledge. It follows then, that we are all ignorant to a certain degree and, therefore, we are also evil to the extent of our ignorance and/or our willingness to cling to it, and/or our inability/unwillingness to move away from it.

The importance of this basic premise goes beyond ignorance/evil and knowledge/good based on the position that we take from here on-wards.

In other words, we can either build upon whatever knowledge/good we have, or we can dwell in our ignorance/evil only to further entrench it.

It is much easier to dwell in our ignorance/evil for it requires little, if any, effort other than just following a narrow mental path of self-deception and self-reinforcement.

On the other hand, in order to build upon our knowledge/good, great effort is required. Especially, to open our mind and heart and break free from any narrow-minded self-imposed perspectives.