Is it better to know everything or stay ignorant about some things?

You would know what you need to know, when you need to know.

Trying to know only the sake of knowing is a vain pursuit anyway.

When you are faced with something and you need an answer, it will be right there.

How horrible to know everything. Why would you need other people in that case?

Can you imagine how insufferable a person would be who never had dialogs but only lectured and said “you’re wrong”?

I would rather know everything and appear ignorant no-one likes a know-it-all lol

Honestly, I don’t think it’s possible to know the answer to this question. No one knows everything, so no one knows if knowing everything would be better or worse. I do know that I personally like to know as much as possible – for better or worse. I have insatiable curiosity and a desire for the truth at all times.

I look at some of the things I’ve learned, through life’s harsh lessons and wish that some of those lesson I could “un-learn”. I wish I never knew some of them, I wish I could fall into the “ignorant and blissful” category.

I like some mysteries. It’s better that way. In general, I think we find out the things we truly need to know. All the other stuff we learn, could just be fluff.

Just like with the truth, sometimes, for some people, it’s better to know; however, for others, knowing the truth can be harmful.

Knowing everything, I would say, is better than being ignorant. Living in ignorance is living in the dark and that poises how little you truly are living. Knowing gives you a better understanding of things and can even help you with important life-decisions. One of the reasons, I believe, we humans go through trial and error—or experience—is to help us better ourselves and avoid things that can be of harm in the future.

I kill to get facts….I live and make my decisions by facts but I also like my myths to remain intact as well as my beliefs in the people I trust and care about. Pop those balloons and I pack up my belongings and hit the road for good.

Facts are good.When it comes to people,I want to know who I am dealing with.

I’d rather be knowledgeable or wise and be sad than a fool in ignorant bliss.

In general, I don’t want to know what others don’t want other people to know about them, unless those secrets directly impact my well-being or the well-being of society.

I prefer to know everything. Sure, there are some downsides to it, like the knowledge that most people with my job description earn at least double what I do and the resulting resentment and depression, but the alternative would have far worse downsides.

For instance, I love computers but am in no position to drop thousands of dollars on one. If I were ignorant, I would never have bothered to learn the little bit it takes to keep a Windoze system that costs half as much up and running smoothly, let alone the joys of Linux, so ignorance there would cost me lots of money I don’t have or leave me feeling left behind. Ignorance on cars would force me to go into hock for a car that cost at least ten times as much as the one I have, make me overspend on basic maintenance, and possibly get me a lemon that spends more time in the garage than on the road.

The catch is that casting off your ignorance forces you to think a bit about what is truly important. That requires a bit of effort in order to avoid burning out. For instance, I know full well that the sun is merely a ball of hydrogen that will eventually swell up and incinerate the Earth, but that doesn’t change the fact that a sunset is beautiful, so I can set the 2 H2—> He4 aside and enjoy some quality time on the beach with my wife knowing that neither of us will be alive in 5 Billion years when old Sol goes Red Giant.

Yeah, reality is scary, but only if you let it scare you.

@Blueroses Dr. Manhattan knew everything and yet even he appreciated the beauty of life. Mr Spock knows a lot and yet he still appreciates the company of Captain Kirk and Dr Bones. Data loves his cat and he enjoyed getting laid.
Just because you know everything, that does not necessarily mean that you will be like Marvin the Android from The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.