You've made his point for him. By using logic you make the conservative mistake. People are emotional and short sighted. When Moses contended against Pharaoh two magicians of Pharaoh’s Court contested him. Conjurers have always been a part of government. Something for nothing is an allure too hard to pass up for the average human being.
The irony of quoting a story about a historical composite who almost certainly didn't exist in the form portrayed in the Bible when describing people as emotional and not logical is not lost on me ... or was that unintentional on your part?
As for the rest, I disagree. The poster asserts a belief of his peers, who need to be educated. The solution is not to throw up one's hands and say, "Well, I never really tried to reach them. Therefore they are unreachable."
Sorry. I'm not interested in self-fulfilling prophecies.