Is this the standard now? Let's ignore evidence in favor of presumptuous emotional reactions 'just because'? That is not helpful. We live in the real world and should acknowledge as much by being intellectually honest and that means following the evidence. In the case of sexual assault, many times there is no evidence but we can still try to find the most probable scenario from those on offer. For instance, there is no direct evidence that Dr. Ford's claim is true. There is a tiny amount of circumstantial evidence and when viewed through the lens of probability, that circumstantial evidence becomes somewhat powerful in her favor.
That's why credibility should matter so much here, and there is likewise loads of aspects of her story, the way she told it, the way it got out, the timeline of it coming to light, etc. that all suggests (1) she has absolutely no reason to have made this up; (2) she has every reason to have not made it up; (3) she is making claims that, if politically motivated, require her to know Trump would choose Kavanaugh against all odds and years in advance; (4) and that she would somehow know who was partying with Kavanaugh that night despite having no access to that information herself. All of these things, in addition to the over the top reaction by Kavanaugh and the mounting evidence of the type of guy he was back then adding corroboration to the accusation(s), all of it points to her story being much more likely to be true than his denial. That is a conclusion we can thoughtfully arrive at without assuming much of anything at the outset.
Notice how we can take her claims seriously and view their critically and skeptically without dismissing them. We can probe her account to see if there is political motivation without dismissing said account, and as a result arrive at a reasoned conclusion. We can accept that we don't know for sure if she is telling the truth but still conclude that it is astronomically improbable that she is lying while simultaneously (and separately) conclude that it is rather probable that Kavanaugh is lying. This kinda thoughtful, scientific approach to investigating these claims is what we SHOULD be doing. Not stupid gut reactions and hot takes that we let simmer and overwhelm rational conclusions.
