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@kber81

Thats what rational posters do. They take the data presented to them, and interpret it in to an understanding. You on the other hand draw conclusions with no data to support them. There is a term for that called faith. Faith is a strong belief in something despite the presence of facts to the contrary, or the lack of proof.

Faith is not a substitute for rational deliberation. They also have by far the greater probability of being correct in their analysis. There is a rule in gambling which is very applicable to these discussions.

Bet with the numbers not with your gut. Those who bet with their gut lose their asses. Those who use mathematics are many fold more likely to win. Look at the professionals they have a fundamental understanding of probability. They know a good bet when they see one.

The one thing you should never do is behave like the rational posters are ignorant, or do not understand the situation. They understand it well enough to use data in their deliberations.