It's not that I'm taking it "personally," I didn't feel it was personal at all. The rhetoric of your response suggested (to me) that you misunderstood me. It also sounded a whole lot like an attack based on that misunderstanding.

Perhaps the misunderstanding was mine, but I suggest you choose your rhetoric more carefully to avoid such misunderstandings. I am not often prone to misreading someones intentions like that.

I do not dismiss any evidence blindly. I can't possibly present a counter argument to someone if I haven't heard their argument.

At some point I will probably look into the stuff you have suggested. At that point I will see the evidence. Atm I am disinclined to believe it based on my own investigations which are quite extensive, but it is intriguing and worth looking into. Again, thank you for bringing it to my attention. I mean that sincerely.