Why is it that so many people, when confronted with a contrary opinion, feel it necessary to think their rights are under attack? George Takei wrote a fantastic post on his Facebook fan page that science is not a liberal conspiracy. Reading through the comments, I saw someone replied, "So you're welcome to a belief but I'm not?" It got me to wondering why so many people feel as though their right to believe something is being encroached upon when someone asserts a contrary belief.
I've noticed this typically happens when someone's belief can be easily demonstrated to be false or whenever people hold their beliefs to define their existence. Unfortunately for these people, they don't realize that accusing someone of abrogating their rights is not making a meaningful argument or refutation of the assertion. Using this defensive tactic, they'll never know whether or not their beliefs actually line up with reality.
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