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You can probably believe that if it makes it easier for you. I do not want things to be hard for you.

It’s not a matter of belief. I’m reading the words you wrote, specifically your last paragraph. If your ideas hold up surely you’d be able to answer his fairly basic questions. But they don’t which is why you resort to asking for peoples email addresses and identities, as if that has any bearing on the merit of what you’re saying

It's all belief. Nothing said contradicts my points. You're pretending it doesn't hold up, because that's easier than facing them.

You have my statement. Rather than pretending it doesn't hold up, why not specifically address my statement and demonstrate to yourself how you believe it to be false.

You are the one stating there is a real cabal, why don't you provide proof of who is in it, what they do, and how it works. Until you have that I'm not going to pretend that what you propose is the case. That which can be easily asserted without proof can be just as easily dismissed.

You have the idea, it's not my job to give you proof, you can think for yourself and see it. Sounds like you blame someone else instead of owning your choice to believe or not. Trying to dismiss the idea as false without criticizing it, or giving evidence that counters it, is self-deception. You can simply choose to disbelieve without pretending it's unbelievable. That's what I suggest you do, because it seems like a hard idea for you to consider, and I don't want it to be hard for you. Have a good day!

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