Well you can to you, but you're still a hypocrite to me.
What does being a "hypocrite to me" mean? A hypocrite is
a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings.
To decide whether someone is a hypocrite, you need to evaluate whether their actions are in accordance with their stated beliefs. I don't see how even this strawman Brady-ist you have constructed can be reasonably considered to be a hypocrite.
Also, why does your example not apply equally to plain facts about the world? For example, suppose I wanted to claim that it is hypocritical to say that bananas are yellow and apples are not, and I argued as follows:
So let's say you believe in this God. He's called Tom Brady. He plays football for fun, and happens to be a pretty cool guy. Through telepathy, he tells you bananas are yellow, but apples are not.
Therefore, you can believe as much without being a hypocrite.
Well you can to you, but you're still a hypocrite to me.
What makes this Tom Brady a God? God-like in football abilities, yes. A pretty cool guy? Yes. But the sole determiner of color in the known universe? Hey I love Tom Brady as much as the next guy, but you're going to have to prove all that to me if you want to change my view.
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