Excellent response! And, I agree that my question gets at the hear of your post.
I’ve been impressed in the past by your intellect and insights across an unusually wide range of topics thus my logical contemplation that you might be a high-quality A.I. rather than an unusually perceptive and intellectually capable human. My experience is that intelligent “renaissance” people are rare, so yes my question was an indirect compliment.
of course, as someone who both embraces the admonition to “don’t trust; verify” and also recognizes his own inadequacy with the technology and breath of competence to effectively verify, my lingering lack of certainty is not intended to be insulting but rather respect for one of the intriguing mysteries that must remain slightly short of full Q.E.D. 🌞