In school this past week, I made a comment that it is easy to judge that which we are ignorant about – and all hell broke loose. Literally. People became so offended that I dare suggest we make poor judgements in ignorance. Oh my …
Onelook.com defines ignorance as “lacking information” or “lacking knowledge” – nowhere is ignorance defined as “stupid” or “dumbass” – ignorance is simply lacking information or knowledge on a specific topic.
I freely admitt – I am ignorant about the Catholic church, I am ignorant about Scientologists, I am ignorant about cars, I am ignorant about knitting with needles and even a large portion of loom knitting, I am ignorant about the details of jewlery. I feel no shame in openly admitting that I lack knowledge about something.
Being offended – it is a choice. Done venting now. Must return to the world of the easily offended and “we must all agree” known as school. Grrr…. 
Michel De Montaign is famous for many of his brilliant quotes and one of them is,” People believe the most in that of which they are least certain.” These people who are crying are doing two things, showing not only that they are idiots, but ignorant, and number two that Michel was right.
Socrates did this. He went around to every single person who claimed to be wise and/or was acclaimed to be wise and genuinely asked them for this wisdom they supposedly had… and every single time they turned out not to be wise at all and because of it they all hated him and eventually through corruption of the law murdered him.
Excuse me, but if you don’t know something then you don’t know it. You are more wise to simply say one of two things concerning the unknown, or both: “I take it on faith.” and “I do not know.”
Good form, be the gadfly in those situations.