My students used to get so mad when I would call them "ignorant". They thought of "ignorant" as an insult.
A synonym for "stupid".
(The irony was delicious.)
But, no, ignorance is not at all the same thing as stupidity.
Sure, both involve not knowing something.
But unlike stupidity, ignorance holds out the hope that whatever the unknown is - it could in time become known.
Not because of intelligence, though.
I suppose the deciding factor is the presence - or lack - of humility.
“As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance.”
— John Wheeler
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