[Physicist]

If a person's faith is hanging on a thread - any thread - then what is accomplished by severing it?

Nobody has a right to his delusions, particularly if their preservation requires me to renounce--or at least to avoid uttering--the truth. Not telling someone that his or her spouse has been unfaithful may be one thing, but in this case the advancement of science is at stake.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank y'all for your replies! I'm not suggesting withholding any material information. I merely hope that all parties make an effort to "put themselves in the other guy's shoes." IMHO, that will help all of us to raise the level of mutual respect.