Hiero, it's totally not like you to fling ad hominems like this! Ethan is a smart guy, but his ideology is not hard to refute with reason and evidence that his viewpoint, by necessity, is lacking. You are one of the last people I would ever expect to resort to insults over reasoned responses.
This is not a harsh critique of you, old friend, just an expression of serious surprise because this is so unlike you!