i don't know that i would make that leap. internal wiring can cause all sorts of dot connections. with that in mind, it may be that he is merely addled and as such truly believes that which he says. deception takes many forms and i do not have enough of his posting history to be able to conclusively decide one way or the other. but then again, i have been accused of being slow to make conclusive findings. due to a personal history of being wrongly judged, i tend to err on side of caution in this respect.
hence, amongst other things.
you are creating a false equivalency ad hominen here. you'd simply be better served just answering the question as it was asked of you