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No-one should be called an idiot because of his/her beliefs...

... and people are entitled to their beliefs, despite many views to the contrary...

I've heard components improve over their "burn-in period" so I also believe that some components will improve over time. What I cannot - and should not - state unequivocally, is that "all components will improve from being burned-in" ! That is an instance of generalising from a selective observation and - under most systems of logic - can be seen as indefensible.

So, what you may have encountered was not necessarily someone challenging your beliefs which were based on actual observations, but more a questioning of your logic in implying, from such a limited set of obervations, a general rule.

Having been married for more than 36 years, what I have learned is that one needs to be very aware of semantics and to actually say what you mean to say and be careful in your choice of words. The alternative being that someone else will understand you to have said someone entirely different to what you intended. Such misunderstandings have been at the root of much of human conflict.

So, your issue of "conflict" over burn-in and its beneficial effects may have been due more to misunderstandings than outright challenges.

As far as your comment "otherwise that confirms my fear, i.e. I am really an idiot" is concerned, the only person who is empowered to adjudge you an idiot is yourself - so lighten up on the lad, he's not so dumb!

:-)

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