We actually should not have empathy for people who subjugate children to their own torturous personal beliefs. These children suffered just as much pain and permanent disability as if they had been severely physically abused. This is not an innocent mistake. A functioning society cannot allow this.

This whole so-called “parents rights” movement the right has taken up and the left is supposed to kowtow to for votes is so obviously anti-child it really bothers me to see it presented as anything other than justification for abusive “parenting” and disregard for actual science on child development

It is so, so frustrating that this is still where we’re at in 2025. Magical thinking actively degrades your ability to understand and participate meaningfully in the world, and it should not be considered a value-neutral trait to be politely overlooked in organizing circles.

Alt text: Five handmade miniatures depicting swarms of worms and insects scouring the bones of a dead hadrosaur.