willfully ignorant
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
- blindLacking the sense of sight
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- stubbornRefusing to change course
- closed-mindedUnreceptive to new ideas
deaf · dismissive · blinkered · oblivious · obtuse · pigheaded · defiant · defensive · evasive · cherry-picking · selective · unreachable · unmovable · flat-earther · denier · lalala · smug · comfortable
epistemic engagement
willfully ignorantwell-informed
Having much knowledge
truth-seeking · knowledgeable · inquisitive · enlightened · educated
intellectual honesty
willfully ignorantself-aware
Conscious of own existence
clear-eyed · evidence-based · open-minded · objective · unbiased
openness to truth
willfully ignorantopen-minded
Receptive to different ideas
receptive · teachable · curious · humble · questioning