30 Phil, Chapter 8, Plato, Touchstone 21: Ignorance is Bliss.
The concept of “Ignorance is bliss” says being uninformed or unaware of certain truths can lead to greater happiness. Take, for example, germophobes—people who are excessively concerned about germs. Constant awareness and meticulous research about germs and contamination could elevate their levels of stress, affecting both mental and physical health.
I’m taking this time to catch up with the paired videos for recent WWB editions, and to restructure the WWB into seasions of 8 weeks: 40 tidbits consisting of 32 1-Minute Hot Topics and 8 quotes. Each week featureing a tidbit in philosophy, science, critical, thinking, and history as well as a weekly quote. Follow the TST YouTube channel to catch all new videos. –Mike
1START: Philosophy >
3Critical Thinking >
4History!
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