"insulting" when applied corr ectly, is another word for "I don't like being told strongly I'm wrong.". If someone jumped off a cliff because they didn't believ

"insulting" when applied corr ectly, is another word for "I don't like being told strongly I'm wrong.". If someone jumped off a cliff because they didn't believe in gravity, they're stupid. We all socially benefit when stupid things are labeled as stupid, because humans are social creatures first and rarely based on information.