re: Chapter and Verse
Most of your post I can accept. But...
"Most big questions have simple answers. The reason things get complicated is that the simple answers are often not the answers people want to hear."
...is simply not true.
There are never any simple answers. Usually, even the questions are not clear. And the answers people hear are usually the only ones they will accept. It is the Accountant's Dilemma: He knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
But I'm sure you can look it up somewhere and prove me wrong. Send me the link