I’ve never said that emotions have no role in it at all. There are studies that show and support that emotions and environments can have a role in it. My perspective is that emotions are not the cause for someone stuttering. There’s a lot of things we don’t know the answer to because of the very limited research done and available on stuttering and neurological speech disorders. I very well could be wrong, but truth of the matter is that no one knows yet. Everything we have now is just theories, not extensively proven facts or data. There are things we can do like therapies to help manage it but there is no way to fully rid ourselves of it. I don’t think I ever said we could or could not control it so I’m not sure where that point came from. I went to therapy for multiple years and it’s something that was incredibly helpful for me. I fully support people seeking services to assist in easing speech if they choose. I support people stuttering freely and openly if they choose. I support people having the option to use or not use speech strategies selectively if they choose. Similarly like someone with Tourette’s or Parkinson’s can pursue treatment to help manage symptoms but there’s no cure for it. Some things we can manage, and some things we cannot. It’s not hypocrisy to be able to distinguish the differences. I think saying science doesn’t care following “facts are facts” is conflicting because science is where we get facts and proven data from. The reason why this is so hard to study is because of how unique people are and how diverse speech is. I don’t know why I stutter incredibly often on R when my friend rarely does or why I stutter in circumstances others don’t or vice versa. One person having their experience is true for them, doesn’t mean it’s true for everyone. We don’t know why people who stutter have neurological and genetic differences than people who don’t, all we know is that it’s there and exists. We can’t make generalized statements because not everything you said is true for all people. Some of it isn’t true for me personally or other people I know. Some of it might be true for others. That’s why we keep researching and studying ways to help the most people in the best way possible. I don’t think anyone is afraid to ask questions, which is what this entire post was about. People can have conflicting ideas and theories because very truthfully there is no overall stable answer yet. I had a back and forth with the author for a bit on the thread while still being respectful and understanding to the other and sharing opposing thoughts. There can be civil disagreements and being willing to say “I don’t know” isn’t fearful, it’s admitting the limitations of current science. We can also have difficult conversations while acknowledging the pain and frustration that comes with them. No one is shying away from the questions. People are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to find the answers.