I don't think there's anything wrong with contempt. If you don't hold things in contempt (even incredibly stupid things like 'Evolution is a lie') then you're forced into the position that all statements must be weighed equally when really all statements must be given the weight they deserve (which is often times none).

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I do my best to hold no one in contempt or judge another human being as lesser than myself

If they blindly follow bad ideas, why not contempt them, ridicule the bad ideas they espouse? If people don't call shenanigans on bad ideas and blind loyalty, that's when things get really out of hand.

-Zeke