Is ignorance bliss?

This position holds that not knowing can genuinely spare a person suffering. Proponents argue that much knowledge brings anxiety, grief or responsibility that cannot be acted upon, and that contentment often depends on how little of the world's trouble one carries.

This position holds that ignorance is a harm rather than a comfort. Proponents argue that what a person does not know still shapes their life, that ignorance removes the ability to choose or protect oneself, and that any peace it brings is borrowed and temporary.