Its a nice pilpul that we can stay up all night and debate peice by peice and nothing would change.(Would be fun!
The fact is that this whole idea was novel and unique and was virtually unheard in all of torah history, literature and halacha until the last few chabbad rebbehs. This is why it became a sensitive vulnerability.
(BTW The fact that the tanoim were misnamnem is a famous kashe, dealt with by the rishonim and acharonim. Cant remember a good answer off hand)