I am not naive, and I am somewhat paranoid... but my decision to support Viacoin is completely rational, and i'm not trying to hide any of your points under the carpet. Many of us in this community have noted these points before, considered and evaluated the risks of being scammed, and eventually concluded that this coin is legit, the developers and their efforts are real, their progress is real, and we support it... in spite of FUD and self concerns that i'm sure everyone has at some point or another.
+1.
It's an act of faith. There is no rational argument to be had, indeed it is counter productive to make a good case.
Decent developers get on with the job, get enough capital together, and lots of reward too.
Enough said! But there is rational argument - no hype and work (behind the "scenes" - as every good businessman should do). There is no need to read 25 posts/day from the developer or announcing "possible" news in a week or so. As simple as that.