> Previously, I opted not to give my rationale for the hypothesis in case someone had any reason to refute it. Maybe I misunderstand but it sounds like you are

> Previously, I opted not to give my rationale for the hypothesis in case someone had any reason to refute it. Maybe I misunderstand but it sounds like you are saying that you thought the reasoning for your hypothesis would not be accepted, you didn't want others to critique its potential problems, but you wanted people to read it anyway. What value does it add to the discussion then?