Your entire reply to me (sans the first two sentences) would have been a much better reply to the OP because it clearly states your skepticism to the claim but

Your entire reply to me (sans the first two sentences) would have been a much better reply to the OP because it clearly states your skepticism to the claim but signals you are willing to change your mind given a certain type of evidence. That is something I will always respect. This is much better than your coy ploy, which resulted in an edifying digression into what the quaint term "weasel words" means (though I actually did 'lol' at the realization we're probably of the same generation). Finally, I sincerely apologize because I am sort of picking on you (but really picking on the maneuver) because I am so generally nauseated by what I consider an all-too-frequent conversational rebuttal that results in tedium rather than light shed on the matter. edit: I saw that you were down-voted, so I up-voted you. I think you have a valid point of view (though I may not agree) and I see no reason why anyone should be down-voted for dissension, especially when you lay out clearly what it takes to change your mind.