Thanks, Guest 282RA, very well said.

There are a lot of logical fallacies such as rhetorical straw men in that original letter. It's painful to read because too many people will read it uncritically, assuming that A leads to B leads to C.

Fumblefingers asked How do you know any/all of these things?

Why do you ask? Do you disagree, or are you thinking about shooting the messenger if only you can get someone else to actually do the work for you?

SRS