Kudos for creating an original, rather than formulaic, straw man justification for being a doomer and doom spreader.

Red flag opening words == "To be fair". Who says that, especially here, unless the following words aren't going to be fair?

An observation thats not meant to be taken personally, although if it fits I hope its viewed as a gift rather than an attack:

A " to be fair" opener reminds me of a common opener deployed by professional liars. They typically begin with some variation of "to be honest" when talking to their mark. (Sometimes the real mark is the one deploying these openers. An example of Gods boomerangs and Gods sense of humor?).

Anyway, it doesn't occur to honest people talking with other honest people to begin by saying they're gonna be honest. Ditto, fair people talking with fair people.

I currently choose to view such openings as red flags and/or word amulets deployed to ward against anticipated disagreement.

A parting, hard won understanding, that may or may not be relevant to anyone else......When a persons mind descends to their heart, if they've allowed God to be there, the mind gets reconnected to its source of power and purpose. Otherwise, whatever the mind produces is artificial and lifeless. Obviously some knock offs of Real are better than others.