# What is more bliss?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-more-bliss/333491>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [December 1, 2005, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-more-bliss/333491 "2005-12-01T01:19:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Thinktank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Thinktank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thinktank)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-more-bliss/333491/1 "2005-12-01T01:19:27Z")

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Well, I’m hoping it’s a valid “philosphical” question that sheer response volume can fill-in the rest of.  
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If ignorance is bliss, then what about self-delusion? \*\*

Ignorance is not knowing to begin with, self-delusion is a form of denial I suppose. Still, at some level there must similar “pay-offs”. Ok, that’s me…that’s all I got, sorry.

Hopefully this generates enough discussion to fill-in some blanks for me and anyone curious enough to look.

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**Author:** ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-more-bliss/333491/2 "2005-12-01T03:05:38Z")

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> [@Thinktank](#):
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> Well, I’m hoping it’s a valid “philosphical” question that sheer response volume can fill-in the rest of.  
> \*\*  
> If ignorance is bliss, then what about self-delusion? \*\*
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> Ignorance is not knowing to begin with, self-delusion is a form of denial I suppose. Still, at some level there must similar “pay-offs”. Ok, that’s me…that’s all I got, sorry.
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> Hopefully this generates enough discussion to fill-in some blanks for me and anyone curious enough to look.

Bump  
What is the question?

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**Author:** ![Thinktank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Thinktank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thinktank)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-more-bliss/333491/3 "2005-12-01T03:30:02Z")

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> [@spingears](#):
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> Bump  
> What is the question?

It’s in bold letters

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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-more-bliss/333491/4 "2005-12-01T04:05:51Z")

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> [@Thinktank](#):
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> If ignorance is bliss, then what about self-delusion? \*\*

Both are bliss- until they catch up to you.

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-more-bliss/333491/5 "2005-12-01T13:02:48Z")

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> [@Thinktank](#):
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> \*\*  
> If ignorance is bliss, then what about self-delusion? \*\*

Some call it an exit strategy.

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**Author:** ![Hoodoo\_Ulove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/58956e/32.png) [@Hoodoo\_Ulove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoodoo_Ulove)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-more-bliss/333491/6 "2005-12-01T15:49:12Z")

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Ignaorance ain’t _necessarily_ blissful.

> [@](#):
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> Where ignorance is bliss,  
> ‘Tis folly to be wise.

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**Author:** ![SuaSponte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-more-bliss/333491/7 "2005-12-01T21:53:06Z")

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Blisserer.

Sua