I don't see any ego stomping going on here. I'm fine with a no and you're right that I'm asking for you to endorse a talk. Your logic's not bad, but the effort it took to get there was unnecessary.

I already told you I'm not looking for you to change your mind and I never asked for your trust that I can remember.

Now? I'd like an apology for you calling me a jackass when I didn't actually do anything wrong to my knowledge, and if that's not something you're willing to give, I would appreciate a logical explanation for why you won't.