Heh... okay - I'll return that head of yours and offer an apology.
I still think that people too readily grant 'their opinion' asylum from criticism and logic. That's why I used your post to leverage my own response to Pilot's Mister Miyagi-cum-Oracle antics. I'm tired of this self-assuredness disguised as generous tolerance; he's fully convinced of this alien story and has conveniently avoided any rational objections. When he comes out with this:
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...just because I say things are one way does not make me right either. It's a matter of who's walked the walk and who's talked the talk. I've actually looked into this matter and have formed opinions based upon the research I have done.
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He's basically said 'well, my opinion is just as valid as the next - actually, it's
more valid!'