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Do people have a right to believe anything they want, even if that belief is dangerous?

I read an interesting article this morning in which the author posits that we don't have the right to believe whatever we want to believe if those beliefs fly in the face of facts ("The earth is flat!") or are morally repugnant ("Ethnic cleansing is a reasonable political solution."). What are your thoughts on the issue?

https://aeon.co/ideas/you-dont-have-a-right-to-believe-whatever-you-want-to

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fazer1k · 56-60, M

That's an interesting article. I don't see how we can change what people believe, but we can stop allowing freedom of speech to protect those who voice dangerous beliefs, hatred, incitement of violence etc. Europe already does this, to some extent.

Another factor lies in determining what exactly constitutes evidence for belief. While one camp thinks they have any evidence, however ridiculous it may seem to others, the belief will seem valid to them. That much is evident on SW.

It is not realistic to force people to change their beliefs. What we can do is punish those who act on or promote certain dangerous beliefs.