In 1642, a moron called Galileo put forward the preposterous belief that the Earth revolved around the Sun.
The authorities had persuaded everyone that the Sun circled the Earth. Challenging the obvious truth that the Earth was at the centre of the solar system was so naive, inane, ridiculous ... and such an affront to the truth put forward by the Establishment, that Galileo spent the rest of his days in prison.
And quite rightly so, because everyone knew that he was just a moronic conspiracist.
It seems that our hostility, towards those who challenge the Establishment viewpoint, may not have changed much in four centuries.