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The '''fallacy of invincible ignorance,''' not to be confused with the [[invincible ignorance|theological concept]] of the same name, is probably the simplest [[logical fallacy]].  It consists of simply maintaining one's position after it has been disproved.<ref>[http://www.philosophicalsociety.com/Logical%20Fallacies.htm#invincible%20ignorance%20--%20the%20fallacy%20of%20insisting%20on%20the%20legitimacy%20of%20one%27s%20position%20in%20the%20face%20of%20contradictory%20facts.%20Statements%20like%20%22I%20really%20don%27t%20care%20what%20the%20experts%20say;%20no%20one%20is%20going%20to%20convince%20me%20that%20I%27m%20wrong%22;%20%22nothing%20you%20say%20is%20going%20to%20change%20my%20mind%22;%20%22yeah,%20okay,%20whatever!%22%20are%20examples%20of%20this%20fallacy. Logical fallacies]</ref>  As an example, [[homosexual]] activists maintain their position on [[same-sex marriage]] even after having been shown the harms that it inflicts on [[society]].  On the Internet, the fallacy is commonly known as "La la la, I can't hear you."