senet Wrote:
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> However I also think nonsense
> to should be laughed at thoroughly before its
> attacked.
I don't agree with you. Ridicule can make believers defensive, and it can make the attacker look intolerant and close-minded, two labels often used by the fringies when they're attacked. And do you really want to give someone an opportunity to cry, "They laughed at Galileo too"?
New ideas can seem strange at first, but if thoroughly investigated and tested, they may turn out to supercede what's gone before. It's important to know whether something is "nonsense" or something else. That can be done only by investigating first.
So I would say, investigate first, and then, if it's nonsense, attack. Watch the laughing, though, that can backfire on you.