On another website, Richard E. Jackson posted a link about the “fabrication” of the story of Jesus Christ. The subsequent discussion prompted me to collect a few pertinent quotes, which I thought you might like to discuss.

Just one reminder: please keep the tone as civil as possible.

• “A man is responsible for his ignorance.” ― Milan Kundera,
• “Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.” — Proverbs
• “Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.” ― Benjamin Franklin
• “How long will you fools hate knowledge?” — Proverbs
• “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” ― Isaac Asimov
• “God is mighty, but he does not despise anyone! He is mighty in both power and understanding.” — Job
• “One of the truly bad effects of religion is that it teaches us that it is a virtue to be satisfied with not understanding.” ― Richard Dawkins
• “It’s much easier not to know things sometimes.” ― Stephen Chbosky
• “To get wisdom is to love oneself; to keep understanding is to prosper.” Proverbs
• “We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” ― Benjamin Franklin
• “You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore you will not let them triumph.” — Job
• “In the age of information, ignorance is a choice” — Donny Miller
• “The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody has decided not to see.” ― Ayn Rand
• “No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.” ― Atwood H. Townsend
• “There is more hope for fools than for people who think they are wise.” — Proverbs
• “‘The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. —Stephen W. Hawking
• “Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.” — George Carlin