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You arent wrong, because nobody knows if its facts. Its all theory, both sides have holes. Just dont try to belittle the other side.

Been thinking about this. On one level, it’s a simple matter of calculating probabilities. So, sure, “both sides have holes”, but one side is 99+% probable while the other is whatever fraction of a percent is left. When I’m on the wrong side of those numbers, I don’t feel belittled, I feel like I need to do some reading to figure out what is most likely true.

I have close friends who think like you do, I’ve been through this conversation a few times. What you need to understand is, once you cross that line, where something your grandma said on her death bed is considered as evidence, as if it is a scholarly study, you get thrown into a set of people that should be treated with suspicion. Look into how cults get started, how people end up doing terrible things to their own children because someone told a story about witches or something and it builds from there. It’s not fair for you to be treated as if you would do that, but it’s also not a good idea to allow for wildly unsubstantiated data to be thrown around as if it matters.

If we had the time, and we were face to face, and I cared more about you personally, I could approach this in a more subtle manner and perhaps we could reach an understanding. But we don’t have any of that, so I hope you get my drift.