"People have wars over less."

Far, far less.

"Why just make assumptions, though? There's people here who've been here long enough to meet some of those legendary Pokémon. If you want to know what they think, get information before jumping to conclusions."

Honestly, Geddoe doesn't particularly care about the matter. But he also doesn't see any point in continuing to debate hypotheticals when he knows there's more information to be had.