You should not let it upset you so much Carl.
As Bert said ask if any folk barking have had a paper published.
If one has a brain one will use it and come to reasonable conclusions so don't worry to much about how fools may influence others.
In the past I would bag big bang and an electric universe both in the one breath
but my style is to attack to find truth, to expose my weakness to draw in an opponent to point out why I am wrong ....and that comes from being an ex lawyer not an ex scientist and my background said much about the way I went about things... it always saddened me to upset anyone or not to extend the respect they extended to me... I presented my ideas as a crackpot out of respect for the science I was trying to learn about... mainly so young ones would not be influenced by my off the track notions upon gravity etc.
There will always be folk who think different, act different etc and really it does not matter if they are right or wrong what matters is ones ability not to get upset and let an opposing view annoy you.
As I mentioned in another thread my best mate is a tarot card reader, believes in planet x, 2012 end of the world, various conspiracies etc etc... basically I could argue against any point he makes about anything really.. but I finally think...does it matter
... it is his view what does it matter what he thinks it is not my job to re educate folk who believe in magic or god.
One can be concerned that folk with crazy views will influence others and the sad news is that happens all the time but I do not think burning their books is a good idea or trying to control their views.
Look at religion for example..I don't buy it but I live in a country that opens its parliaments with the recognition of a God I do not believe in...what do you do? get upset or simply realize the general premise of the above.
Please focus on stuff worth worrying about and don't push your blood pressure both for this and all the others you will encounter in your life.
best wishes
alex
alex.