You're asserting more than you know, Alec. I can, in fact, answer the question, but I'd have to write a book to do so. I'm not going to go to the trouble to do that for the sake of a single skeptical reader, particularly when the book has already been written several times over.
It's more accurate to say that I won't answer the question. The result (taking a chance on convincing you) isn't worth the effort I'd have to expend. If that makes you feel as though you've somehow won a point or even the whole debate, why, that's fine with me. Enjoy your triumph.
"It's more accurate to say that I won't answer the question."
I suspected that when I asked the question. But, since you made the assertion, I thought perhaps you were able to back it up.