> But isn't rejecting something you don't understand just plain ignorance? No. I should not have to know all of the reasons for everything a human has ever don

> But isn't rejecting something you don't understand just plain ignorance? No. I should not have to know all of the reasons for everything a human has ever done before I act. Chesterton wanted to halt progress. I would call his view ignorant. Do I need to deeply ponder all the reasons why someone deserves to be thirsty before I offer them water? No.