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>The fallacy of this proposition is it treats it as only two possibities
>instead of acknowledging others. For example, a third alternative would be:
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>I am a fool AND I know nothing about the teacher or their meditation method.
>Limiting me to only being a fool OR being ignorant of the teacher's method
>deprives me of the possibility of being both foolish AND ignorant. I insist
>on having the freedom to be both.

I like you, frank :-)