“What might persuade you to consider a different position” is much less confrontational.

Someone’s looking for their biological father!

Starting a paper with “My introduction to philosophy was largely through…” is like starting novel with “Sarah woke up in her bed in her bedroom and…”

I meant that as a joke :)

The article was good and pointed out a problem with experts in a very high stakes situation. In a forum like this where the penalty for being wrong is minor it would be more appropriate for someone to muse outside their expertise.

One way to learn, is to operate outside your lane but to do so in a situation where it’s understood that we’re not claiming to be experts and we’re open to correction.

I feel like it would be wrong for me to comment here.