[...you. He likes you. That violin is still going to be playing a bit, but he's considering what's being said, at least.]

I'm rather inclined to agree with you, actually; at the same time, while I do admit that not all thought experiments have a practical application and to attempt to ascribe them one can defeat the purpose, in several cases the way a conclusion came about can be more than a bit vital to people considering the validity of the conclusion itself.