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Right now, you're saying "I use dodgy inferences" to deflect criticism, but then saying "all my inferences are great!" the rest of the time. That is not good rationality, and it is certainly not just "how I came up with the idea".
Your perception of similarity is based on dodgy inferences, and as such, I have no reason to care about it.
Evidence based on dodgy inferences is not evidence worth paying attention to.
That's a good point, and it's the heart of my argument (well, that and the TSH test).
So I propose a test for that. Ask a doctor you trust: "Can you tell CFS and hypothyroidism apart by clinical symptoms rather than by blood test?"
I have done this, and I think it's not possible. But you are right not to take my word for it.
If it is, I'd love to know, and it would be a great blow to this argument, which I am trying to defeat, so thank you both for the question and for the answer.