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It's hard to pick an appropriate word, because I guess there are several reasons for intellectual dishonesty:

Denial in all its forms. Wishful thinking, motivated reasoning, self-deception. A slew of cognitive biases, not least the infamous cognitive dissonance. Unfathomable levels of irrationality that really should be called for what it is:

“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.” - Albert Einstein

Greediness, stubbornness, shortsightedness, and selfishness. Arrogance & hubris. In-group conformity; us & them tribalism. Highly naive models of the world leading to all manners of flawed ideologies. Our total inability to properly grasp probabilities, exponential growth, and threats not directly in front of us.

My God... Is it any wonder we are utterly unable to face the truth?

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