The Enlightened vs. The Ignorant

Over at The Aberrant Clone, Frank has it exactly right:

I see our world forming into two major camps: The Enlightened vs. The Ignorant. Welcome to the New Dark Ages, folks.

Whats interesting is that today, in contrast to the Old Dark Ages, the ignorant masses have access to endless amounts of information and opportunity for education, yet they choose to remain ignorant—they truly like it that way. They want someone to make their important life decisions for them. They want their information spoon fed to them in easily digested soundbites. The less thinking they have to do, the better.

I see this divide continuing to grow. Its easy to fight people who are truly malicious and coming at you with evil intent, but how do you deal with changing a viewpoint based on well-intentioned ignorance? Its like banging your head against a cinder block wall.

The “well-intentioned ignorance” is the most pernicious sort of ignorance: it is ignorant even of its own state of ignorance. Yet we must continue trying to knock down that cinder block wall — if not for ourselves, then for the world our children and grandchildren will inherit.

(hat tip: Pam’s House Blend)