That's what I thought a few years ago. I used to be you. I learned the hard way. If you're smart, you will abandon this dangerous nonsense and benefit from people who have learned the hard way. We're not conspiracy theorists. We're survivors - meaning, we survived something that hopefully you won't have to go through.
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Based on previous interactions, their mind is made up and won't change.
I get that impression too. But there's a chance... His mind will change, its only a matter of how much suffering has to happen first.
correlation is not necessarily causation (look it up) – again: consult a good physician, get a second or even third opinion from educated abd experienced medical experts, but don't try to 'investigate yourself', because specialized knowledge and experience are required to correctly interpret the information.
I have specialized knowledge. Calculus 2, statistics, then econometrics, and then i taught. I can read the data. And having this specialization, I can tell you : you don't need it. Anyone can figure it out of they just try. But since you think credentials matter, I have plenty.
You've made some silly assumptions.