I'm fighting my instinct to refute the fireplace argument in order to get to the more important question. Feel the author is missing the last, important piece:

I'm fighting my instinct to refute the fireplace argument in order to get to the more important question. Feel the author is missing the last, important piece: To what degree is this affecting himself? How many beliefs does he hold, against seemingly rational arguments? (None? I wouldn't believe that for a second)