I’m not really being generous. I merely think if I’m gonna condemn something as high-profile snake oil for the tragically gullible, it’s helpful to have a solid

I’m not really being generous. I merely think if I’m gonna condemn something as high-profile snake oil for the tragically gullible, it’s helpful to have a solid basis for doing so. And it’s also important to allow oneself to be wrong about something, however remote the possibility may currently seem, and preferably without having to revise one’s principles to recognise it.