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Silas, aren't there some things it is simply impossible for some people to understand?
Yes (maybe?), but that lends no argument against Silas' corollary.
If you cannot explain, then you do not understand.
Therefore: If you do understand, then you can explain.
If no one can understand, then the precedent in the above is false, meaning that we cannot give the consequent any truth value.