> If we had it your way, and no one without a PhD in a field was allowed to talk about things in that field

Please try to understand me when I say, if someone says "I don't think X is true," that's very different to me than saying "There's no scientific basis for X to be true."

I'm not saying people shouldn't talk about their beliefs.

I'm sick of people pretending they know what they're talking about, donning the mantle of an expert, and making a proclamation about whether something is even possible.

> people never ever even try to imagine

I'm complaining about people who are trying to shut down all conversation. Not "I don't believe in X," but rather "there's no scientific basis for X."

They're saying, "If you claim X, I know for certain you did not follow any scientific process to make that claim."

They're saying, "Every reasonable person should reject any evidence of X, because it cannot be a scientific claim."

They're doing what you accuse me of.