Secular free choice works on this and a whole host of issues. For instance many Jehova Witness' kids have died in the past because their parent's religion was against blood transfusions. Tragic though it may seem, this outcome is consistent with a free society of personal & parental responsibility.
We know some people will always persist with tragically dumb beliefs. For instance the Pope stated that condoms make the AIDS problem in Africa worse, which flies in the face of all evidence.
But people making dumb choices and having the opportunity to independently take responsibility for and learn from their mistakes is a lot better than a government regimenting our choices for us. That is why the socially conservative politics of evangelical Christianists like Dr. James Dobson or the nanny statism of the Left are so misguided and harmful on balance.
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