> To a point you just have to trust me, or not trust me on this. I don't expect you to. It's fine! Not every thread can have a conclusion. It's clear how you g

> To a point you just have to trust me, or not trust me on this. I don't expect you to. It's fine! Not every thread can have a conclusion. It's clear how you got to your opinions. I see no reason why anyone that did not already share them would do after your comments, though. Some examples or bits of evidence would have worked towards convincing readers. > but the reality is that there is an opportunity cost to it. Using "feelings" to end some conversations is unfortunately a pragmatic necessity. The latter is something completely different than dismissing thought experiments based on feelings after having "pondered" and tried to rationally dismiss them. One of the key tenets of rationalism is exactly that feelings and intuition can be incredibly misleading. It's fine to have them and see value in them, but thinking they are reliable when you cannot rationally support them is nothing more than gambling.