You missed my point 2nsdammit, which is: By what standard can we say that RWP's opinion is any more valuable than anyone else's in the matter, such that his opinion shall be "favored" and even institutionalized (which obviously some people are trying to do these days, in law and public life) and all the others "condemned and supressed?"
Sorry I did not make this clearer the first time around. Thanks for writing.
I believe RWP said "they" are allowed to have opinions. I don't recall him saying "their" opions are more valuable.
The only thing being suppressed these days would be the aspirations of theocrats to have religion taught as science in science classes.