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Refuted claims are still repeated, and in many cases refuting evidence will not make people change their beliefs.

• igammarays 6y ago
  Suppressing their views doesn't change their beliefs either. It only increases their feeling of being oppressed.
  • mcguire 6y ago
    It interferes with their ability to spread their beliefs (as well as plan violence).
  • pashamur 6y ago
    > Suppressing their views doesn't change their beliefs either. It only increases their feeling of being oppressed. Consider why every dictator strives to have complete control over the media, and you'll see that suppressing views does actually work on the majority of the populace unfortunately (not on the politically active, of course, but most people aren't)