Deliberate ignorance

2008-02-25T01:51:15Z

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'''Deliberate ignorance''' is the practice of refusing to consider or discuss logic or evidence disproving ideologically motivated positions. Examples include:

* [[Democrats]] refusing to acknowledge [[Barack Obama]]'s appeal to unpatriotic donors and supporters
* [[materialists]] refuse to address the impossibility of material explanation for [[migration]] and [[homing]]
* [[evolutionists]] refuse to address the lack of a plausible evolutionary path for the [[whale]]<ref>This is disputed by evolutionists at a blog worth reviewing further for plausibility at [http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/02/two_tales_of_whale_evolution.php].</ref>
* [[liberals]] refuse to address how [[socialism]] destroys productivity
* [[abortionists]] refuse to address the undisclosed harm to the mothers who have [[abortions]]
* Advocates of the [[global warming theory]] refuse to consider any scientific evidence which shows that natural causes have always had a greater effect on terrestrial air temperature than human activity.
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Common expressions of [[deliberate ignorance]] include:

* I'm not aware of that! (without admitting a failure to look)
* Let's talk about something else!
* I'm not interested in that!
* My name is Andy: even though I know I'm wrong, I still think you're using liberal deceit! Goodbye!
* My name is Karajou! I'm going to report you to the FBI, and close my ears to what you're saying, even though I know you're right, deep down, and sing la la la la ala la la.
* My name is TerryH ~ even though your claim is perfect logically, the Bible says it's wrong, so YOU must be wrong! Oops, I blocked you.
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