How would you complete the phrase "Ignorance is...."?

1. A lack of information and is curable.
2. Sometimes alright if you couldn’t do anything about it anyway.
3. Dangerous (sometimes.)
4.A coping mechanism.
.......

Ubiquitous

Scary.

“par for the course”

Flusterating – a cross between “inducing a state of being flustered” and frustrating.

Almost 50 percent of the American voters.

rife in Congress.

no excuse.

Ignorance is Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin.

Annoying.

Exhausting.
Avoidable
Unnecessary

A daily pain in my arse.

really irritating.

…the new Texas government education plan.

Bliss.

Ignorance is the 7 Dems who won’t back gay marriage.

curable.

not something to brag about or be proud of.

Learned (ironically)
Often imitated, usually duplicated

A matter of degree.

One can, of course, be simply ignorant of specific facts in a particular subject matter which precludes any negative connotation the word may imply.
Or, as my original answer suggests… here.

…is thinking the Flintstones describes pre-history.

is a lack of knowledge or information. It is curable just give the ignorant the information they need lol.

I also hate when people use the word ignorant as a substitute for stupid when they mean something totally different.

I agree, @JoeyOhSoClever, except when a person chooses to remain ignorant by ignoring new information, choosing instead to hold on to old beliefs because they came first or came from a more likable source.

In that case, it no longer is ignorance but moves closer to stupidity. Or obstinacy.

…is where we came from.

Ignorance is not being smart enough to know you’re ignorant.

ignoring or lacking information. It’s easily repaired unless you choose to ignore it.

@linguaphile Exactly. Which brings up the point that ignorance is probably worsened when a person is also stubborn.

@linguaphile. Great comment. Ties in nicely with mine about Sarah and Michelle.

Profitable.

A speciality often shown by some on these pages.

Ignorance is thinking you know everything.

Cultivated by and profitable for the plutocracies and the media.

Not knowing what you don’t know.

Overabundant.

Maddening, in its deliberate form.

I believe it’s known as willful ignorance, a clear distinction from a simple lack of knowledge in a particular field of expertise.