Blissfully Ignorant

Eskimo*: "If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?"
Priest: "No, not if you did not know."
Eskimo*: "Then why did you tell me?"


*'Inuit' is the proper term as 'Eskimo' is actually considered to be offensive to those it is meant to describe. The example of an Inuit is used because it's meant to signify someone at the farthest edges of the Earth, farthest from "civilization".


I saw a friend's Facebook re-post, probably meant by the original poster to be funny, but it caused me to reflect on how truly this reflects a loooottt of people out here these days. So many people would rather remain in the dark than take responsibility for what they know is morally correct. They'd much rather do whatever they feel with no thought as to whether it's right or how it'll affect other people. 


That's why Islam is the popular 'enemy' today- if they learned the truth about it, they'd become responsible for what they do. Whenever I think about this, I chuckle at the image of a child covering his ears and making silly sounds to block out what other people are telling him so he won't have to hear, because if he doesn't hear, he's exempt from getting in trouble for what he's done. Ignorance is bliss, they say...