Reversed perceived stupidity. (Sorry, it's just that I think the Catholics are cool and think maybe we shouldn't call popes stupid unless we have arguments for it. But yeah, I guess I'm in the minority on that subject.)
Going against the evidence when there's a massive amount of evidence is at best deeply irrational and counterproductive. I don't know if "stupid" is a better term because it has connotations of issues with intelligence, but in the context of "reversed stupidity is not intelligence" it applies just as well in the form "reversed irrationality is not rationality".
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