| − | '''Willful ignorance''' is the practice or act of intentional and blatant avoidance, disregard or disagreement with [[facts]], [[empirical]] [[evidence]] and well-founded arguments because they oppose or contradict your own existing personal beliefs; deliberately restricting one's knowledge due to an aversion to particular facts. | + | '''Willful ignorance''' is the practice or act of intentional and blatant avoidance, disregard or disagreement with [[facts]], [[empirical]] [[evidence]] and well-founded arguments because they oppose or contradict your own existing personal beliefs; deliberately restricting one's knowledge due to an aversion to particular facts<ref>[http://slacktivist.typepad.com/slacktivist/2008/02/lb-willful-stup.html Willful Stupidity]</ref>. |