I think the most profound example of Descartes Meditation 4 was on MTV's Real World New Orleans with Julie the Brigham Young student. She became so acutely aware that what she knew as true from family, church and community, were actually beliefs based in part on discrimination and hypocrisy. She was dumbfounded that her community and its "prestigious university" practiced what could only be termed "selective education". She then had to assess what, if anything, in her life was true and just in accordance to how she perceived a benevolent God would want the faithful to lead their lives. Although Descartes argues that we have free will and will harbor false beliefs because we are too lazy or irresponsible to find out for ourselves if those beliefs are false, I disagree. Children are not born knowledgeable. They are taught everything, and learn from observing interactions within the community they are raised. Being raised in a Mormon community, she was taught the values of that community and not being exposed to anything else, or even exposed to the possibility of there being anything else to examine, she was extremely naive to life compared to the world in general. Her father in particular was not happy about her MTV stint and saw it as a betrayal to God and family. Was she ultimately responsible for the beliefs she carried with her? In this case I say no--she was absolutely dumbfounded as she learned how little she knew about the Black culture and their history, how the church doctrines were promoting hate and discrimination with its teachings about homosexuality. She was mad and most of all she felt that she had been cheated out of a real life where more than one point of view was offered. She was kicked out of BYU because she lived in a house that males also lived in during Real World. Her whole world crumbled before millions of viewers and she began to question and look for "truth" that she could believe in as true. If she had fought against everything that conflicted with her "truths" in the beginning of the show, she would have been guilty of intellectual irresponsibility. Or would she??? Descartes thinks you should believe what's guaranteed to be true. In Julie's case, her beliefs throughout her life were clear and distinct and therefore true. So I say that if you do not know that you can question or that there may be other views to consider, why would you not believe what you are taught. However, I must put a limitation on how long someone can remain completely clueless--at some point exposure to a different view is bound to confront your beliefs--whether that information is considered or dismissed will be at the discretion of the person's free will--but I do not subscribe to Ignorance is Bliss.