Keith,

I deal in meaningful statements.

My position is that there is no real evidence or supportable argument to support your hypothesis.

A scientist will tell you that anything is possible, but some things are more probable than others.

It is possible that Moslems come from Mars, but the absence of evidence makes it improbable.

Saying "I cannot be certain" that Moslems don't come from mars does not make it a reasonable suggestion.

Likewise, saying that I can't be certain that your hypothesis is wrong is also meaningless.

So I stick with the observation that your hypothesis lacks proper evidence, except for the personal feelings of 3 politicians, a policeman and a journalist, whose views are disagreed with other politicians and community representatives, both secular and religious.

None of the above is testimony, it is just opinion, and all on a subject (cultural influences on mental health) that would require proper scientific research and that would still probably be without any firm conclusions.

I also stick to my view that the arguments abnd suggestions of these politicians are flawed and unrealistic.

Whether I am certain or not is of no significance to anyone. My observations on the soundness of the hypothesis you share with straw etc are significant.

That hypothesis is unsound and unreliable.