Is that directed at, or intended to be any more convincing to those holding Callahan's view in the link? I'm not trying to criticize you,

No, you're absolutely right. My comment definitely would not be convincing. The best that could be said for it is that it would help to clarify the nature of my rejection of View 2. That is, if I were talking to Callahan, that comment would, at best, just help him to understand which position he was dealing with.