Yes hate the belief, not the believer. I would also hate it if I had a friend walking around repeatedly claiming that the New York Yankees won the Superbowl.
Human rights are a given, even the right to make absurd claims. But no one is under any obligation not to respond to those claims. Any claim that has teeth to it, can withstand criticism, blasphemy and ridicule. Anyone demanding a taboo to their claims is someone to run from. It is not saying skeptics need to be dicks in every context all the time. Just to say that without the ability to challenge claims all you have are the insecure demanding you don't bruise their egos.
It should be more important to humans that they have reliable data and be willing to give up on bad claims.
Human rights are a given, even the right to make absurd claims. But no one is under any obligation not to respond to those claims. Any claim that has teeth to it, can withstand criticism, blasphemy and ridicule. Anyone demanding a taboo to their claims is someone to run from. It is not saying skeptics need to be dicks in every context all the time. Just to say that without the ability to challenge claims all you have are the insecure demanding you don't bruise their egos.
It should be more important to humans that they have reliable data and be willing to give up on bad claims.
