On this website, many people are afraid to admit their ignorance. Ignorance, like narrow-mindedness, has become a negative word that continues to be thrown around pejoratively. Earlier this week one person refused to be called "ignorant," preferring a word that means pretty much the same thing but without the negative connotation: "uninformed." The truth is, being ignorant is not that bad. Admitting your ignorance is the first step to being progressive. When you realize that you're ignorant, you're only too eager to educate yourself on a certain issue. So the next time you find yourself not knowing the answer, simply say this: I don't know. See? Ignorance is progressive!
Our true enemy is not really ignorance. Rather, it's arrogance. I don't know if anyone else has noticed, but slowly but surely arrogance has crept its way into ProgressiveU, possessing the spirit of the otherwise open-minded and progressive students. Arrogance results from the assumption that one, unlike everyone else, was born omniscient and needs no further enlightenment. God Himself will bow down to him/her upon discovering that He is, alas, intellectually inferior to him/her. Even if you don't believe that God exists, don't let this happen to you. Arrogance has proved to turn off a lot of people. Sure, arrogance is bliss, but until you find the key to immortality, stay on earth and humble yourself. Listen to people who don't always agree to you! Don't be afraid to ask if you don't know! Don't be afraid to flaunt your ignorance!
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