{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Freelance Christianity","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/freelancechristianity","author_name":"Vance Morgan","author_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/freelancechristianity\/author\/vancemorgan\/","title":"Is Ignorance Just as Good as Knowledge?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SLjZxgBudL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/freelancechristianity\/is-ignorance-just-as-good-as-knowledge\/\">Is Ignorance Just as Good as Knowledge?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/freelancechristianity\/is-ignorance-just-as-good-as-knowledge\/embed\/#?secret=SLjZxgBudL\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Is Ignorance Just as Good as Knowledge?&#8221; &#8212; Freelance Christianity\" data-secret=\"SLjZxgBudL\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/766\/2019\/02\/ignorance.jpg","thumbnail_width":361,"thumbnail_height":240,"description":"Given our natural human tendency to believe what we want to believe, then baptize that belief as truth, rather than seeking to conform what we believe to what is demonstrably true, a good question to ask might be Why do I want to believe this? Why, in the face of contrary facts and data, is it important for me to reject the facts and hang on to this belief?"}