Sentences with phrase «in willful ignorance»

In short, Oreskes (who is not a scientist, of climate or of any other kind) appears to have unilaterally (albeit with, perhaps a little help from her ideological friends) determined that there can be only one side to a «scientific» debate: That which she — in her willful ignorance — has chosen to conjure up and propagate.

We might say that their conscience is seared, that they live in willful ignorance, and their past choices are reaping present results.

Aliens taking over the world is a scary thing, sure, but humanity drowning in willful ignorance while the corrupt consume more and more of their livelihood... that's both a tragedy and a galactic embarrassment.

Not exact matches

I could draw similar parallels and tell tales of willful ignorance surrounding the original dot - com boom, or the current echo boom in venture - backed startups, or even the recent gold and silver bust.

That is nothing less than willful ignorance, given the logic of his paper, which is a failure or logic in and of itself.

I find that degree of willful ignorance pathetic in some ways but amusing in more.

Even though I know talking to you is a useless endeavor (you're not actually interested in altering your willful ignorance)... maybe this will help you out... those actually interested in how we evolved would find it fascinating.

There should be no room for intellectual laziness or willful ignorance in your search for understanding.

for now you'll have wallow in your own willful ignorance and settle for the work of science which you already take for granted.

And from what I've seen here from some of the religious posters, a willful ignorance of science in order for that faith to survive.

willful ignorance, as described in 1st Peter, is on of four reasons a person will not be saved.

Your words are pleasant on first read, but they are pretty much willful ignorance if you still really believe in the Christian god in the face of so much evidence that the Christian tales are simply not coincident with reality.

At the core, I think the word «faith» can sum up a willful ignorance and turning of the eye in matters such as these in lieu of something much more Christologically and hypostatically nuanced and incarnationally robust.

It has been a platform based upon willful ignorance in the face of science and dedicated xenophobia in the face of all other demographics.

However, the delusional that most of us refer to is willful ignorance in the face of reason.

It is a choice of faith whether to believe that life on this planet came into being and evolved all by itself, or under the guidance of God, but failure to recognize that faith is involved in both cases is simply ignorance — often willful ignorance.

The truth is that I hadn't wanted to know — but I knew I couldn't remain in a state of willful ignorance any longer.

This in the context of Levenson's very cogent and realistic critique of Dabru Emet's willful ignorance of historical and theological realities that must frame any honest and fruitful interreligious dialogue.

Willful ignorance though in the face of evidence, is blind stupidity.

While there's still much learning to be done, I have found the light in teh grace of Jesus Go out and do real research if you're truly intersted in learning and gaining knowledge, posting stupid arguments on these boards accomplishes nothing and only shows people's willful ignorance.

Willful ignorance once combined with stupidity is one of the reasons we're in the mess we're in.

Religion requires blind faith in an imaginary universe and willful ignorance of the workings of the real universe.

I believe you should review your statements about willful ignorance, a person whom can not believe in something greater than themselves is ignorant.

No, eternally perplexed by the sheer, willful stupidity and ignorance of Theists, but most often, we're just PLAIN DOUBLED OVER IN LAUGHTER!

These «Christians» are motivated by the same hatred and willful ignorance that brought Islamic governments to power in the Middle East.

And, if sin is the «willful defiance» does that then mean that ignorance is bliss and all actions performed in absences of knowledge are inherently without sin?

DiNapoli has previously lambasted Trump's withdrawal, calling it «willful ignorance» that «will jeopardize our chances of avoiding catastrophic changes in our climate» but «not halt the momentum in the global marketplace where reason still reigns.»

«I would offer that there is either a willful disregard for what goes into local government budgeting or there is a degree of ignorance as to what goes into local budgeting,» said Molinaro, who has been mentioned as a possible GOP candidate for governor in 2018.

Did people, until the late Victorian era, live in a dark age of blood - letting, willful ignorance of hygiene and the ingestion of medicines made from powdered toads and brandy?

Using it as such is evidence of miseducation (or willful ignorance, in some cases),

It's a strike at the willful ignorance of the well - off in the face of poverty and desperation all around them.

Liman and his screenwriter, Gary Spinelli (Chaos Walking, Stash House), apparently play fast and loose with the facts of Seal's life («dramatic license» in case you're wondering), but hew relatively close to the general contours and parameters of that same life, following Seal as he settles in Mena, Arkansas at the behest of his careerist handler, expands his drug - smuggling business with Schafer's willful ignorance as an ally, and turns a massive property (also bestowed by a generous federal government) into a training ground for the Contra rebels who fought against the Communist - allied Sandinista regime in Nicaragua in the «80s.

I wonder if this is willful ignorance as they resist a change in perspective?

This article seems to be predicated on a willful ignorance of the role of turbos in long term disposability.

But I think some Industry mags and Big 6 publishers are demonstrating a willful ignorance of what's really going on in self publishing.

What observations do you offer that would encourage this other than claiming the last 3 years (2005 hottest) or last twelve (’98 hottest) equal global cooling when they are all among the hottest years in the last 2 million (a fundamentally flawed assertion that shows 100 % ignorance, or willful disregard, of basic scientific principles, namely that a three — twelve year period is not a long - term trend, but is variability until proven otherwise.)

Buts its mean - spirited anti-intellectualism arguable panders to Rupert Murdock's taste in journalism; for was it not Murdock, himself, who demonstrated that journalism could profit handsomely by hosting parasitically upon the corpulent body of willful ignorance and intentional misinformation.

Overfishing off the Atlantic coast, in part owing to the federal government's willful ignorance of its own best science, would lead to the catastrophic collapse of the cod fishery.

It's clear that this Administration has its head firmly in the sand when it comes to climate change and is directing the EPA to follow its lead with willful ignorance towards the very real threats of climate change.

Gosh Manacker... now insurance companies are joining forces with business leaders, military leaders, religious leaders... and even poets in rejecting the willful ignorance of demagogic / astroturf climate - change denialism!

All of this is enabled by obscene cronyism in high places and by the short - sightedness, willful ignorance and rampant greed of those who are willing to suck on the teat of wind welfare at the rest of our expense.

To ignore this armada of safeguards against error in the face of known issues with proxy data can only be described as willful ignorance.

• Let go of denialism's willful ignorance and hateful rhetoric, which (like alcohol addiction) is intoxicating for individuals in the short run, yet horrendously destructive to families and communities in the long run.

But as the hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses across Massachusetts that lost power can attest, willful ignorance in the face of complex problems is an entirely unacceptable solution.

Sniping Down Ignorance Claims: The Third Circuit in United States v. Stadmauer Upholds Willful Blindness Instructions in Criminal Tax Cases, Rachel E. Zuraw, Villanova Law Review, Vol.