I do appreciate your tone. Very much.
You might be surprised LR, but I used to have the same "aghast" reaction when somebody questioned the Big Bang or suggested that Phenomenon X was influenced by angels or demons. I can relate, I really can.
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But then I asked (back in the day) how much do I really know about why Carson believes that spiritual beings interact with humans? We consider this stupid/crazy BY DEFINITION or we are knowledgable about it and this is our conclusion ex post facto?
So we can COMPARTMENTALIZE the enemy: though he may be a world-class scientist, we still get to call him stupid and crazy and both. Were that Ben Carson had our analytical powers on political issues, right?
No, I think that even if Carson is way off base as to the Big Bang, I'll give him credit for having a rationale and ask him what it is.
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But more importantly, how about we debate Carson issue-by-issue, as opposed to dismissing him through labels. No need to be lazy, if we're right. If we have the truth on (say) immigration and Carson does not, then proving him wrong is far more effective than walking around him or trying to undercut his credibility.