Speaking for myself only, it may be the case that the version I and others keep reverting too could be edited down while still making the same points.  However, Skepti, your attempts to date have gone way too far to the other side and as such have little chance of leading to a stable resolution.  Please try to find a solution that introduces the material you want to introduce without completely gutting the well-sourced arguments that you either don't like or feel are somehow misrepresented here.  I am confident that we can all find a happy solution to this now-tedious debate, but please recognize that it is you who came to change what already existed so it is natural that other editors will be looking more in your direction to forge an acceptable compromise.