I really don’t understand this argument.
The op originally asked a rabbi. If the op isnt going to listen to the answer, why ask?
If the op is going to do it anyway, why ask?
The rabbi said not to do it. Op’s gut says he’s wrong.
The question is do you listen to Halacha or follow your gut in order to feel better. Is Op a frum Jew? Isn’t this obvious?
Your only arguments would be perhaps that this Rabbi doesn’t understand the gravity, so ask him if he’d be okay if you discuss it with someone else. But the op keeps mentioning that this is a well-regarded community Rabbi. So again, I don’t understand the argument.
Daas Torah vs your “gut”.