Tactical stupidity is knowing the truth but being unable or unwilling to admit it. In an extreme case, you might call wilful ignorance (including depriving yourself of information) to be an extension of this.
Depriving others (particularly your own children) of factual information starts sliding into the "true belief" side, so far as I'm concerned.
It may be messed up, but it's also fundamental human nature. As Heinlein observed: man not a rational animal, he's a rationalizing animal.
Depriving others (particularly your own children) of factual information starts sliding into the "true belief" side, so far as I'm concerned.
It may be messed up, but it's also fundamental human nature. As Heinlein observed: man not a rational animal, he's a rationalizing animal.