I do my best to never lie to anyone about anything. That is very important to me.
You understand that I'm saying you are
not being stupid/dishonest/crazy, yes?
Realising this, I'm hoping you can understand that when others say things you fundamentally disagree with or think are completely wrong, it's possible that they also are maybe not being stupid/dishonest/crazy. In other words, as
@MattHooper said upthread (back to the point you were at right before I initially replied to your response to this):
I believe the selections "Stupid" "Dishonest" or "Nuts" are a false trichotomy.
Intelligent yet honestly mistaken is an option. ...
Now I'm taking it a bit further to argue that people easily "miss" things that they don't connect or comprehend. Because of the cultural context they operate from, because of their different knowledge and experiences, or for other reasons, things that seem obvious to me may not be that way to you, and vice versa. And not specifically you or me, but anyone, vs anyone else.