Selective Ignorance

the practice of selectively ignoring distracting, irrelevant, or otherwise unnecessary information received, such as e-mails, news reports, etc.

We’re in a world of infinite interruption and infinite minutia. Practice ‘selective ignorance’—you don’t need to know and follow everything.

Selective Ignorance by DeepDishGamer July 14, 2014

ignoranus 

A person who's both stupid and an asshole.

He's a huge ignoranus.

ignoranus by Oracle99 April 17, 2003

Ignorance 

the state or fact of being ignorant : lack of knowledge, education, or awareness

His racist attitudes were born out of ignorance.
an appalling ignorance about certain things.

The people who add to this site show ignorance in the spellings of their words.

Ignorance by Krystalaza May 7, 2013

Bread Ignoration 

The act of avoiding free restaurant bread when the diners are on a diet.

Jay: Is the bread any good here?
Ben: Yeah, but I'm practicing Bread Ignoration..

Jay: Why?
Ben: I'm on a diet.

Bread Ignoration by Jayke Rhine May 21, 2012

Aggressive Ignorance 

Avoiding information in the pursuit of one's own interests and biases despite being provided with, and having access to, factual evidence to the contrary. Especially doing so through discourteous and forceful means

I can't believe the aggressive ignorance in this thread, people really hate science

Aggressive Ignorance by Gnomingo November 4, 2020

ignoranting 

the act of spewing opinionated gibberish by one who doesn't know what the fuck they're talking about

'dude, nobody wants to hear your ignoranting about evolution anymore'

ignoranting by sircasey February 16, 2009

ignorance 

Bliss. At least, according to ignorant people.

"Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise" is a saying of which most people know only three words. Taken out of context as they are, these seem to promote willful ignorance in all matters, yet are often taken as absolute truth.

ignorance by I like wisdom May 25, 2004