Willful Ignorance

From the Delta Enduring Tarot, the Empress; from the Southernisms Oracle, "Go off half-cocked:"

Egan's Empress is a crawmaid - part human, part crawfish. Crawfish are found in freshwater streams, rivers and ponds. Being very susceptible to water pollution, scientists monitor them in the wild as a warning system for pollutants in natural bodies of water. Emotion/water is the world in which the Empress lives, and she prefers that world to be pure - filled with beauty, kindness and the generosity of creating and giving. Unfortunately, humans are generally consumed with their own wants; dealing with such folks can make us want to "go off half-cocked." Half-cocked was a position on flintlock guns that was a sort of safety mechanism. But if they were dropped or bumped, it was easy for them to accidentally fire. This phrase means not to act prematurely, without the necessary knowledge that would be required in the circumstances. The Empress might give the self-centered a chance to redeem themselves, however, if their behavior is based on a lack of information and not simply willful ignorance.

There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true. ― Soren Kierkegaard