SkyFire Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 This is an interesting question. Would you people rather live a happy life in ignorance, or know the truth? Lets say, hypothetically speaking, that one day someone comes to you and makes you realize you have been lied to your whole life. I, personally, would like to accept truth, no matter how harsh, rather than live happily in ignorance. What you think? Link to comment
emma34 Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 Of course this depends on the situation and how it would affect my life - but personally, I would choose ignorance, especially if I had arleady been lied to my whole life. I can't really justify this answer b/c I know that it's prboably not the right choice 'morally,' but I'd rather be naive and happy. Link to comment
GettingOverIt Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 I would much rather know the truth. Especially if it was something that applied to 'my whole life...' I mean, if my parents came to me today and said I had been adopted, it still wouldn't change anything for me... Those are my parents (the ones I've always known as my parents anyway). Now, if they said I had been born a girl and was changed to a man, well that would confuse the tar out of me, but I'd still want to know... Of course, if that were the case, explaining the creation of my two children would be a treat! ;-) Link to comment
Jetta Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 As much as I long to be naive and happy. The real me would rather know the truth. Link to comment
DN Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 depends on the circumstances. If the information was painful and provided no benefit in knowing the truth then what is the point of knowing? Let's say for example that you found out someone you loved as a child and was now dead had done something shameful. How would it benefit you to know the truth? Link to comment
PunkPyro912 Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 i would accept the truth. Living in a life of ignorance is what plenty of people in the world do today, and in my personal opinion its really no way to live. knowing the truth, if it effects your whole life, can be learned from whereas not knowing anything basically teaches you nothing at all. Its just like learning from your mistakes, but in this situation you learn from truth, and not ignorance. Thats my 2 cents Link to comment
sisterlynch Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 I would go with the truth. We all wake up one day and realize that a major part of our identity is false. The ealier that you learn to be authentic, the better, I feel. Link to comment
HajiMaji Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 I would live in bliss. Am i the only one? I mean, it is all situational. If knowing the truth could help me be a better person, then id definitely take the truth even though it could hurt. Why take the truth otherwise? I definitely wouldnt take truth for truths sake. Link to comment
DragonGirl724 Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 I WANT THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, & NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH SO HELP ME GOD! living in an idealistic eutopia of 'all that is good' is sickening. its a pansy disquise on reality & it is only for the weak. life will bite you in the butt as it should! i pray for the best but plan for the worst of all situations. -DG724 Link to comment
mt_joy Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 I want the truth. I don't want to be dumb! Link to comment
Caldus Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 If I realized eventually that the life I was living was a life of ignorance, then I definitely choose the truth. It's like as soon as that person tells you, you realize how much time you wasted so far. I bet that would be a devastating feeling. Otherwise, it's an interesting question. Link to comment
shes2smart Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 For me, an ugly truth beats a pretty lie hands down any day....no matter what the circumstances. Link to comment
DN Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 So if you ate a great meal and left just a little of the salad and the waiter comes up and says "we found half a caterpillar in the salad you left" you would be happy with that? Link to comment
DragonGirl724 Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 DN, lol if i ate it & didnt see it i wouldnt believe it was for real. & and if it was true id order lobster & steak, i wouldnt pay for anyting. so yes i would be happy i guess. -DG724 Link to comment
shes2smart Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 So if you ate a great meal and left just a little of the salad and the waiter comes up and says "we found half a caterpillar in the salad you left" you would be happy with that? Free meal and a little extra, bonus protein....what's not to like? And completely paid medical bills if the caterpillar was poisonous....heck, might even be able to sue for monetary damages. Bring on the bugs! Link to comment
SkyFire Posted February 18, 2005 Author Share Posted February 18, 2005 So if you ate a great meal and left just a little of the salad and the waiter comes up and says "we found half a caterpillar in the salad you left" you would be happy with that? Happy? Probably not. Would it be better to know? Yes. Link to comment
willdation Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 What's the point in living if it is a lie? What is the point of intelligence if you don't use it to think for yourself, but let others determine what and only what you should know? Link to comment
MetalJoe Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 Considering the stuff I have eaten, before knowing the truth, I would still opt for knowing the truth. I like knowing the truth, good or bad. However, if I didn't know that I didn't know the truth, I wouldn't care about the truth because that was "the truth" as far as I was concerned... so it's a bit of a moot point ;-) Link to comment
Nwadour Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 I would be happy to know the truth itself, because only when we know it correctly can we deal with it properly. Link to comment
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