@Slominer,
“How do you explain why 60%-70% of Lubavitchers nevertheless believe the Rebbe is Moshiach?”
Way too many tough questions for one day:)
If I didn’t make it clear earlier, I think it’s something based on emotion and feeling, it’s a hergesh, not something that is dictated by logic and reason. I think that’s what many Lubavitchers who do believe the Rebbe is Moshiach would answer, but I really can’t speak for them.