You prove your point continually and well.
Admittedly, it is fun in this venue to write barbs aimed at others and to read them; I think most of us participate to an extent. The running comedy in your attacks of others is in how often your criticisms apply easily to yourself...
...as you've demonstrated above.
Lighten up, cj, and learn to laugh at yourself or do you fear too greatly being thought a fool? Accept it, you are a fool as are all of us in many regards. Cementing your identity in intellectualism is fraught with serious pratfalls in the ubiquitous quest for contentment. Everyone's intellectual capacity, including yours, is limited. If your self-worth is based on yours and others assessment of your own intelligence, get used to kissing the asses of everyone who have greater capacity and/or have been at the game longer than you.
Another pratfall is to publicly proclaim yourself as the arbiter of "substantive thought".
Now, you may kiss my ass.
Easy, now. Remember, lighten up.