I've never had any trouble understanding logic and common sense either, Ron. They're very easy to understand. What I find more intriguing is human nature. The average human has a whole set of assumptions that he/she takes for granted and is usually quite resistant to new information that lies outside those assumptons, unless it comes from an official source.

You say: "IF these objects could POSSIBLY be seashells, the word would have leaked."

Well, maybe it just has leaked. If so, you can be sure the first leak will be strenuously resisted by most people. That's normal.

I understand that it's your opinion those aren't seashells in the photos. Fine. It's my opinion that I don't know what they are...they do kind of look like seashells to me, but that doesn't mean they are. It means only that they might be.