Is knowledge a curse?

knowledge is not a curse because it equals power.

Knowledge is only a curse when wisdom is not involved.

i some times think that knowledge can be a curse when you are surrounded by ignorance...

QOUTE FROM ZOOLANDER:

am i the only person who sees this? i fell like i am taking crazy pills!!!

Wild Shadow has it. Knowledge is only a problem when surrounded by ignorance.

A very true statement.

Knowledge is a curse precisely because it lets you see how stupid everyone actually is. You're always surrounded by ignorance, if you can't see it you're probably not smart enough.

Maybe, for cowards.

Yet it can ruin your life when shared as I did.

Should have listened to the trees man, they knew what they were talkin about.

Its not the knowledge whats the problem, its how you process & use it.

Knowledge is only a curse when wisdom is not involved.

~Sado

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Knowledge is a curse precisely because it lets you see how stupid everyone actually is. You're always surrounded by ignorance, if you can't see it you're probably not smart enough.

That's a good statement. I like this enough to profile it.

Originally posted by Becci
The less you know, the happier you are. Is it possible to consider knowledge a curse?

good question! i think the saying "ignorance is bliss" is true, to a certain point. but what happens when you don't know what a car is and think it'll dissolve when you walk in front of it?

not so happy now, are we?

i don't think knowledge brings sadness, persay. rather, 'the more you know' [especially if what you're experiencing is something negative] gives you a sense of gravitas; also, since you're knowledgeable, you can use your knowledge to start coping, or to put yourself in the way of educational opportunities to help you cope. For example, maybe you have just realized that someone is abusing you; and you can't understand it fully. So, with your knowledge that says you should seek out help, you go to a therapist, or a group for abusees.
Sure, that's a really long journey, makes your mind as well as your body exhausted. but when it's all over, you feel much better about youself.
but happiness, to me, isn't a moment of YAYYYYY. happiness is understanding and accepting and being content and being ready to move on. if you're able to move forward, you can learn more and become wise, learn more and better yourself... the kind of things that lead to long-term happiness instead of that quick moment.

you mature if you have knowledge

Knowledge I suppose could be a curse, but I think the truth behind it is (for me anyways), is that no matter how much I learn, the only thing I really ever learn is that I don't know as much I thought I did.

That in itself is a curse.

Originally posted by mr.smiley
Knowledge I suppose could be a curse, but I think the truth behind it is (for me anyways), is that no matter how much I learn, the only thing I really ever learn is that I don't know as much I thought I did.

That in itself is a curse.

Yet they say that ignorance is bliss. It is for many people, yeah many, and the ones that try to speak are trivialized...sad really.

I dont think its a curse but it is more of a gift that should used when needed to do so.

knowledge = power

Originally posted by inimalist
knowledge = power

power leads to desire

desire leads to anger

anger leads to suffering

In other words thinking leads to suffering.

i'd agree with that 🙂

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
power leads to desire

desire leads to anger

anger leads to suffering

In other words thinking leads to suffering.