Tag: willful blindness

  • Shortcoming

    Shortcoming

    WotD: Shortcoming I believe that the one thing humans do well is survive. We can get ourselves out of any problematic situation we get ourselves into. But even I can’t help but notice the many shortcomings of humanity. According to Google, a shortcoming is “a fault or failure to meet a certain standard, typically in…

  • Willful blindness

    Willful blindness

    WotD: Willful blindness Humans want to know everything. The desire for knowledge is behind the human passion for climbing mountains, crossing oceans and space exploration. However, there are times when knowledge is not as beneficial as not knowing. It’s moments like those when we choose willful blindness. We call a lack of knowledge willful blindness…