Mr Gowans. As the moderator has said he wishes this thread to focus on the topic of the Stirling and I’d don’t wish to sidetrack it, I’l say no more on the subject than:

– if something is a fact, describe it as a fact
– if you state something to be your belief, one must assume that you do so because you can’t assert it as a fact
– it’s unreasonable for you to make statements of belief, in respect of matters that you don’t know to be facts, and then urge others not to do likewise

And that’s the end of the matter as far as I’m concerned.