IGNORANCE

Premeditated Ignorance is the quality or condition of deliberate unawareness. It is when people do not know because they do not want to know.  

If they did know, they would have to take responsibility for the knowledge; and, they would thereby be required to renegotiate their identity and to relinquish their status, privileges, and authority, that are derived from the false order of knowledge. 

At the very least, they would be compelled to leave their comfort zone.  

The active choice to stay uninformed, avoid the facts, and ignore the consequences of one's actions. This relies on avoiding responsibility, protecting self-image, and preventing uncomfortable emotions.

Why! To:

• Avoid responsibility:
• Steer clear of facts to escape blame or legal guilt.
• Protect comfort:
• Stop bad feelings and the fear tied to hard truths.

People make selfish decisions because they did not check the facts. Groups reject outside views to maintain the status quo. However, courts do not accept intentional blindness as a true defence.