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

by Gnomingo November 4, 2020

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.

by I like wisdom May 25, 2004

ignorance

The state that anyone who looks down on another country, race, sex or human being lives in.

"Americans are all fat, stupid and arrogant."
"English people have bad teeh and we saved them in WW2!"
"I hate chinese people."

by Mat November 9, 2003

Artificial Ignorance

When AI is created incorrectly and therefore is dysfunctional and ignorant; vs. a new form of superior intellect.

All the hype about the future of AI was ruined by its true essence of ARTIFICIAL IGNORANCE that made it worthless.

by Major Thomas May 20, 2018

Ignorance

Most of these definitions are wrong, ignorance is the assumption of utmost knowing about a subject when you clearly have no clue and when you try to get into a subject you have no idea about, it has nothing to do with being dull or not knowing it is the belief or pretending that you know and trying to give your two cents when you have never even researched the topic

Ignorant Asshole-Soccer is a gay sport invented by women, so it showed be played by women.

Informed Person-Dude do you even know what your talking about, it was evented by a group of college boys in 1863 in England, it takes an incredible amount of skill and has grown to be the world most popular sport with a growing rate 3.5 billion people worldwide, god you have so much Ignorance

Ignorant Asshole-Wait...whats Soccer again

by Bob Deeedly July 8, 2011

wilful ignorance

Knowingly ignoring something for no good reason.

When Joe read the newspaper every morning, he knowingly skipped over the articles about car crashes, even though they were happening all around him. A fine example of wilful ignorance!

"What a willfully ignorant bastard!"

by Ohnonamouse March 9, 2009

informed ignorance

The seemingly oxymoronic state one holds after being briefed on an important issue that they themselves recognize as deserving of further investigation, and then having made the conscious decision not to learn anything more about it.

Example 1.
Dude A: Hey dude, wanna go to that lecture on the ongoing genocide in Darfur?
Dude B: Nah, no thanks dude. I'm happy with my informed ignorance.

Example 2.
Hippies often try to make you feel guilty about your own informed ignorance.

by outercow April 25, 2009