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By saying that you prefer a certain theory, as Saucepan Man did, you are not condemning other views, just 1) inviting others to debate or 2) stating your personal preference based on your knowledge.
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As I said in thread on Orcs, I get frustrated when people don't recognize the fact that the Orc issue isn't quite as simple as it appears most would like to think (or do think because they haven't read anything other than the Silmarillion). Out of ignorance of the other books, I can identify with since it is only relatively recently that I was even made aware of the existance of HoME and UT for that matter. Knowing the complexity of the issue and not recognizing it diminishes the issue. Yes, it blows off the issue.
"I know the issue is there, but I don't care" attitude I call blowing off.
Am I condemning other's views? Perhaps, but that is because evidently this issue means more to me than it does to those who are so flippant about it.