This isn’t about reason and evidence. A crank believes that if an opposing theory is unable to explain his evidence (even if his evidence is completely false or

This isn’t about reason and evidence. A crank believes that if an opposing theory is unable to explain his evidence (even if his evidence is completely false or even fabricated) in an immediate manner, then it means his theory is the correct one. Hence why it is impossible to reason with such a person. If you think that’s how debates work, we probably have nothing to say to each other that the other would find valuable. In any case, your ascribation of those feelings and ideas to me and my post are baseless and completely false. You’ve failed to comprehend the point.