Dear John O'Callaghan, [UPDATED]

I had thought that my questions, which arose for me out of a reading of your post, and your answers, to which I looked forward, would have advanced the conversation--not concluded the conversation, but advanced it. You disagree; you obviously find my questions unhelpful.  Even obtuse?  Sorry to have wasted your time.

By the way, there was no need to have relied on an intermediary, Patrick Brennan, to post your response.  My [email protected] readily available, and I would have been delighted to hear from you and to post your response.

Michael

UPDATE:  John O'Callaghan kindly wrote to tell me that his not sending his response directly to me for posting was "simply a misunderstanding on [his] part."  John asked me to note this on MOJ, and I am happy to do so.