Of course I evaluate each of his points on its merit, and may continue to do so. But part of how much mental "weighting" to put on his points is based on how mu

Of course I evaluate each of his points on its merit, and may continue to do so. But part of how much mental "weighting" to put on his points is based on how much I respect how his thinking process goes, and how it lines up to mine. That weighting just got significantly reduced.