Anticriticalness

/ˌæntiˈkrɪtɪkəlnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being opposed to critical thinking or resistant to criticism.

Etymology

From anticritical + -ness (state/quality noun suffix). A nominalized form of the adjective anticritical.

Kelly Says

Religious fundamentalism, scientific denialism, and cult membership all share a core anticriticalness—they actively suppress the internal voice that asks 'wait, is this really true?'

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