Why must so many choose ignorance when knowledge is so readly available? This confusses me very much.
Comfort zone. religion is one gigantic comfort zone for many
Mostly because it takes no effort to stay ignorant. It takes effort to become educated.
Being ignorant can be blissful....without need to know or care....having knowledge can be a drag and can sometimes require responsibility......
Two major reasons: They believe in a political and/or religious ideology which denies knowledge and does not encourage one to seek knowledge, and/or (2) they are members of social group whose norms and behaviors punish people for seek ing and expressing fact-based knowledge.