Ugh. Apparently my OP wasn't as clear as I thought it was. I was trying to say that I have been CONSIDERING applying in the future to a PhD program. As a part of that decision, which I have been taking VERY seriously, and mulling for the last FOUR years. I was curious to get some feedback on my chances of being accepted/receiving funding (there doesn't seem to be much data available, in a statistical sense, as to what it takes to be accepted).
As far as this idea that I have to have some divine certainty to even apply, that's just nonsense. I've had multiple professors describe their state of mind when they applied to graduate school, and it was hardly the type-A certainty that you seem to think so imperative. I'm sorry if I gave the impression that I was taking the idea of graduate school lightly, I would hardly have prepared for and taken the GRE, or written a senior thesis, or taken 2 extra languages if it were some momentary whimsy. I had also hoped that by specifically saying I wanted to put the question of my decision aside, and simply consider the brass tacks of my chances for acceptance, I was asking a clear enough question. Obviously not.
Regarding my "rudeness"- his answer was asinine. First off, it was borderline non-sensical. "If I'm questioning if I should go for a PhD why am I even thinking about it?" So, the presence of uncertainty means I shouldn't even be considering the application process? That's called weighing your options.. You don't have to be so sanctimonious. It's not as black and white as you would have it.
I would delete this entire string if I saw a button for it.