Courtesy of one of my favorite websites, WordSpy, comes this marvelous and sadly-useful word: agnogenesis, defined as "the deliberate production of information or ideas that create ignorance or unwarranted doubt." It derives from two Greek words: agnosia (“ignorance” or "absence of knowledge") and genesis (“generation” or “origin”).
It's sad that we need such a word, but it helps to describe the actions and motivations of cunningly disreputable people like Donald Trump, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Alex Jones, and so many others.
Have a good day. More thoughts tomorrow.
Bilbo
The cartoon is right on.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know there was such a word. As you say, it's sadly necessary. The silver lining is that to name it is to start to deal with it. The cartoon is great!
ReplyDelete