>A small quote from Wm. James: "the word 'or' names a genuine reality."
>
>I want the genuine reality of "or" in my life -- that freedom, that ability
>to choose. I do not want everything accounted for/explained because once
>there is a theory of eeverything, what is left to discover? where is
freedom?
^^^^^
CB: I like "and" in my life.
So as an addendum to "ignorance is bliss" we ( the human race) now have "ignorance is freedom". I think James is confusing "freedom" with "surprise".
I prefer the "mastery of necessity" based on knowledge as the road to freedom.