Blimey.

In biology, "population" doesn't just mean humans. My request for elucidation was perfectly appropriate. I was absolutely not mocking and I didn't start a feudlet. I was asking for clarification of a statement that was too vague to be useful. Every remark I've made about fungal diseases has been an attempt to keep the thing in proportion and try to sidestep alarmism. The disease referred to in your Lancet piece is serious for those who catch it, but when one continues to read down the article one sees that it's actually very rare (I picked out the numbers) and does not affect people with normally-functioning immune responses. You can read that as well as I can. Hardly contentious.

"Your main tool for shutting down opinions you disagree with is to say that you taught science. We've all seen it many times."

I have never used my scientific background to "shut down opinions." I challenge you to present examples of when I've done that. You are trying to shut down perfectly civil yet provocative discussion via personal attacks, aren't you? It's beneath you and you need to step back from that.