I stated that belief/faith is not a product of rational thought. I did not say that a person who holds beliefs (as we all do) is incapable of rational thought.
That said, I would love to see you parse my statement to prove your point...so have at it.
Skeptics are the mirror image of those who believe without evidence...neither approach the subject scientifically. To both, their belief is a matter of faith and/or desire...and not the product of rational thought.
I'm a skeptic and it has nothing to do with a belief system or "faith" or "desire". When the kook fringies make their insane claims, I and the other "naysayers" question them and easily take them apart with nothing but common sense and rationality, which the True Believers would try, in typical leftist fashion, to demonize.