I'm not either way invested in this, and can not contribute much to the conversation. However, a certain pattern strikes me in the way you are dealing with this conversation, which I've seen before and for personal reasons touches me.

First, I appreciate your politeness and structured responses. It would seem so natural that everyone argue in this manner and yet I find it rare enough that it deserves appreciation.

So for the personal reasons mentioned above, I wanted to ask you this, and you are in no way obligated to answer:

- Do you think most people in this thread are delusional and/or refuse to see a truth which seems painfully obvious?

- Do you sometimes feel this way about people in the real world/other subjects? Often? Always?

- As a thought experiment: if it turned out that masses of people were, as a rule, not ignorant but instead wise, would that impact the way you see yourself?

- Would finding out the truth be equally satisfying for you regardless of what the truth turns out to be?

- Do you find yourself wanting certain statements to turn out to be true?

- Can you identify why?

In any case, I wish you the best of luck with your search.