"Ignorance is Bliss" or "Knowledge is Power" which do you accept?

Knowledge.

And Fox News isn't knowledge.

"Knowledge is Power" is what I believe.

Neither, he who has the gold makes the rules. People will alway reject knowledge in place of wealth and people will forget anything if they have the right incentives..

"knowledge is power." =P

"Knowledge is Power"! Don't know ANYONE who got ANYWHERE in life . . .being . . . .S-T-U-P-I-D!!!

If other people are ignorant of your knowledge, you have the power.

depends on the situation
me and my fiance are going though a tight money situation and i was sorting it out but got very very stressed and depressed so he took over and i now no nothing and ignorence is bliss as im not stressed and crying every night and feel happier all round!
but a lot if other situations the more you know the better it is

Knowledge is Power.

No one would hire me if I were ignorant. I couldn't even answer this question ;)

I believe that knowledge is power.

Knowledge is power. A power that can help you greatly in life.

Both are good in small doses.
Ignorance can keep you blissful so long as it is about things you don't need to know, so by being unaware your not burdened with some of life's harsh reality.
Knowledge gives you some power over your own life however too much knowledge can stifle your growth. Like, do you really need to know your dad or mom was having affairs, making it difficult for you to have a relationship or put faith in anyone? Or do you really need to be such a know it all that people find it hard to relate to you?
To be 100% ignorant, you wouldn't know what it is to be happy or sad, so that would negate blissfulness.
To be 100% knowledgeable would mean you know many mysteries of the world but you still wouldn't have the power to change everyones life for the better, leaving you powerless and really brainy people are usually shunned.
So I accept none to be really true.

"Ignorance is Bliss".

Both are true to a certain degree.

knowledge of ignorance is powerfully blissful

Knowledge is definitely power. Because to understand the World, is to accept it. Ignorance is bliss may be true to some degree, but I would declare that ignorance without understanding is not truly bliss.

Blissful ignorance.

I would go with Ignorance is Bliss being the more correct of the two. But, from what I've seen from management types, I would say the most correct phrase would be "Ignorance is Power".

I asked my PSE. "if us humans always want more from life. Then how do we no wen we have become fully successful?" He couldn't answer

Ignorance is in fact bliss. It's just that we see knowledge as power. Sometimes if we no the truth we lose are paradise. As children we used to do things that dont thrill us anymore. THis is because wev'e opend our eyes to more things in this world.

If, for example you take a successful, rich, business man and compare him to a homeless person. You'll see many differences.

Some may say that it is the business man that is the most successful. Well who has more to gain in this situation. Its the homeless person. He has all to gain. And of course in some respects he has many freedoms. But the silly thing is, in his life he has to pay to really stay alive.

The real question here is, is evolution and greater thinking a good thing? I mean what has it caused. I can see that some of you are going to think that ignorance has caused war. But look at all the wonderful things its caused. Lets face it we're never going to no why we are here on this earth. I say its better to go your way then someone elses.

You may not be interested that I asked the Experts but this is what I found.
http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutgrammar/meandi?view=uk

Which is correct: 'my friend and me' or 'my friend and I'?
If in doubt, take your friend out of the sentence.

Me and my friend went to a party last night. [Wrong]
I and my friend went to a party last night.

My friend and me went to a party last night. [Wrong]
My friend and I went to a party last night.

The mayor has invited me and my husband.
The mayor has invited I and my husband. [Wrong]

The mayor has invited my husband and me.
The mayor has invited my husband and I. [Wrong]

Incidentally, saying 'my friend and I' instead of 'I and my friend' is not better grammar, it's just being polite.

"Ignorance is Bliss", life is easier this way. Kinda like "better to be lucky than good".

Why do we have to choose? Ignorance and Knowledge are two different things and so are Bliss and Power. Why can't both be true?

Either is true. There are some things where ignorance truely is bliss and you really don't want or need to know. In other cases its better to know than not know Id' rather know and be prepared than not know and get screwed.

That neither one of them are true

knowledge is power..
cuz it is..
when you know more than the other one wich you may be fighting. you will win

The idea you must subscribe to one or the other is false dilemma.
Ignorance is bliss, yes indeed. Stupid people seem happy since they are not burdened with the complications of the world, but they always blame others, or some nefarious conspiracy, for keeping them down in the world. Knowledge is power, yes, but with that power usually comes responsibilities and the burden of nuance.

Knowledge IS power that is 100% true.
Ignorance is definitely not always bliss. It's generally better to remain informed.

Neither... the go in between is always fetching...

knowledge is power. knowing what you are up against gives you options and the power to deal with a behemoth. Once you become educated about something or someone it makes it difficult for thamt something or someone to pull the proverbial wool over one's eyes.

Well, I believe that both are true, but prefer the knowledge and the power. I don't know why....power doesn't seem that appealing when compared to bliss.

Knowledge is power!

In caveman times. People didnt say "Oh ok. Lets go to the fridge and get a snack" NO they didnt becasue they were ignorant. They just went out hunting were probably happy becasue they didnt no any better. Look at us. everything we have is in a matter of mintues. Still we are happy?

no

ignorance is bliss, but knowledge is power. you can chose to live a simple life (a blissful life) and choose to not understand why anything happens. That is true , but the desire to understand is in the human nature. thats why science has progressed in the way it has. ignorance is bliss. knowledge is power. i personally think that with either option, one will be proven wrong. ignorance will ultimately end with sadness and power will also ultimately end with sadness. if you know whats to expect all the time , then it will lead to a loss of hope. in my opinion hope is the one factor that keeps the world going around. so in perspective with my logic, ultimate knowledge will be selfdestructive and ignorant bliss will be unfulfilling. i true heartedly believe that the best combination of the two is having the knowledge to know when a simple solution is feasible and when over analysis is a mere weight. to understand why someone does something is a great tool, but when you seek to understand every single reason as to why someone does something can and will end up raising more questions and wasting more time than a problem is worth. Its a sad reality, yet a blissful one. life is simple, do what you have to do, and yet complex because of the situations that present themselves. people make things harder than they need to be. life in general always comes down to a simple solution, but the path to find that solution is difficult due to the nonsense that is caused by others. it also leads to questions of control. to control is to avoid problems or benefit yourself and others. if those people arent willing to hear what you tell them then they wont listen. in that case ignorance is a road block and the beginning of a long quest to learn from the situation. in that same case, knowledge would prevent the problems from occurring, and yet, it would also restrict your personal experience and promote avoiding that situation later. its an endless cycle. we all live and learn, but no matter what we do, we will end up dying being much more knowledgeable than we were the year before. knowledge is power because knowledge is experience. ignorance is bliss because we've steered away from learning the way the world works. the best we can do is to attain a fair median between the two. its a paradox to try to choose one particular side. thats why its such a controversial question. in short....you can be dumb and taken advantage of, or smart and understand that most of the people in the world are just asses and you can really only look out for yourself. helping others is a great thing to do because you learn along the way, but not understanding its a dog eat dog world is just ignorant....therefore ignorance is not bliss....in that sense anyway...but i think once we all hit about 25 years of age....or 35 because some people are just slow learners it becomes average knowledge....knowledge is power in that sense too (as indicated by the last statement). knowledge is the winner as long as you dont lose the bliss along the way. if you do then youll believe ignorance is bliss. if you stay oblivious to the world around you then your gonna be miserable...get a stick, snap it in half, separate the center to the snapped stick by about 2 inches and make yourself at home in the middle. if you dont get that analogy then god help you because im done trying to explain, thanks for reading and have a good day...btw im not an asshole, i just play one on tv really well lol

I accept (knowledge is power).... Education cures a whole lot f ulgy...

Knowledge is Power and it is even more powerful if others dont know everything you know!!

If you wer ignorant you wouldnt need to answer the Question. Or get a job u dumb ass. I wish i was more ignorant lol

Me? Ignorance is Power. I could make that my life's motto, lol.

You ate a bite at a restaurant that had a huge bugger in it = Ignorance is Bliss

You see a bugger in a bite you're just about to eat at a restaurant = Knowledge is Power

Do you get my drift?

Ignorance is short bliss. Knowledge is short power. Bliss is power.

Knowledge is Power

Ignorance doesnt mean the situation is not there to deal with...

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I think both are true as general principles. Obviously there are circumstances where they aren't true but there's exceptions to every rule.

I would say that ignorance is bondage.The reason is that ignorance can change to knowledge.Knowledge is power if used morally and responsibly.If it is use to control others it will and does fail.

Knowledge is power wins out on that comparison.

both are true. but which is better or prioritized?

it doesn't matter. as mitch hedberg said "dont get your priorities straight, get your priorities crooked"

Ignorance is definitely bliss....or in other words, what you don't know won't hurt you. I know honesty is always the best policy, but not finding something out will save someone alot of aggro snd heartache. And chances are if the ignorance is to do with something that happened, you wont be able to do anything about it now anyway.

Ignorance is only bliss intell you learn the truth. Then you often wish you had known sooner because a lot of times what every happened could have been prevented or you might have missed out on something that hapened because you werent conscience of it

Knowledge is POWER. and i dont have the word 'ignorance' in my dictionary.

Knowledge is power but power corrupts. Ignorance is bliss.

Absolute ignorance would result in not knowing even "bliss" because such a concept (or ANY concept) would not NEED to be known (or desired to BE known).