It was a question, not a claim. I don't know what this crowd is about, so I did not pad my question with a notice of non-affiliation.

Science is about curiosity, not faith. Shaming people for asking questions discourages the former and expects the latter.

You're right, I may have been too dismissive, and you're right, science is about curiosity, but the "just asking questions" approach is a way to demolish perfectly good science. You can't prove a negative, and so throwing doubt after doubt at something is a good way to discredit a perfectly valid point because eventually you run out of answers. That's why I asked why they had that belief.

The user that asked the question didn't further engage, they just threw in some doubt and walked away. That doesn't feel like scientific curiosity. That feels like pot stirring.

The user that asked the question is me. I got the answers I came for, and didn't feel it necessary to add anything else.