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Many people find it difficult to let go of early convictions and often its easier to stay in denial than to face the truth.

However, its not always ignorance but how people perceive things differently. A good example may be to look at the number of public figures who loyally stood by GWB for such a long time. Now they have abandoned him when less educated people had Bush figured out during his first speaking engagement for the presidency.

There are two kinds of people, those who speak and those who listen...

I have found the more I keep my silence and listen, the more I learn from people (something more and more I strive towards everyday.) For the times I have tried to defend myself and talk over someone, as Wishnevsky so eloquently has stated "it is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument" I have found that it was all about my arrogance speaking without thought in trying to make useless points... which I call meaningless shells.

If you are ignorant, well you are uneducated... but if you are inconsiderate, than all the education in the world will not change a thing...

Hamilton, I agree that your thoughts are truly noteworthy and thank you for sharing and I too would ask Wishnevsky, have you yourself analyzed these these connotations?

"Ignorance and inconsideration are the two great causes of the ruin of mankind."
John Tillotson (1630 - 1694)

I have often paraphrased this quote. When I think about it, most conflict comes down to these two things -ignorance and inconsideration.

That is a very loaded quotation, and pithy to say the least. Have you yourself analyzed the connotations?

Hamilton, your comments are noteworthy.