Thanks for increasing my vocabulary. Indeed, dysphemism seems prominent among the tools naturalists use to fend off reason.
It’s a tool available to the rich and poor, the wise and the simple, the naturalist and the pneumatologist, the tall and the short. It isn’t a respecter of persons and is handy for anyone willing to sacrifice good for advantage. The honor of the intelligent is knowledge, and before honor comes humility, which is the hallmark of a true scholar.
Ever read “Mask of the Red Death” by Poe?