"Because that's the only reason I would want one, and obviously anyone who thinks differently from me is wrong."

Someone who comes up with reasons for things but doesn't think they're good is automatically narrow minded?

Do you have better ones?

He missed the obvious (3.) you like backlit keyboards.

Well I don't know about you, but I use my eyes to figure out where to put my fingers before I start typing, even though I can then carry on with my eyes closed ;) - backlit keyboards are great for this. Particularly handy as it starts to become dark, or if you're working in a shaded area.

(Positioning your hands by sight may not be that uncommon among people who learned to type before the F and J markers became commonplace on computers. I was in my late teens before I first encountered them, and I had to have their purpose explained to me.)

Yes and no. There are a lot of people who are into keyboards and they buy a backlit one because they want to not because they need to.

Source: I'm mechanical keyboard enthusiast :)

This. My day to day keyboard is a DAS Keyboard (with blank key caps). And I just bought a backlit KBT Pure Pro. Not because I need to look down (I use colemack anyway) but because it looks shiny ;)

You can't argue with the aesthetics of backlit keyboards, though.

Or you (3.) derive utility from the appearance of backlit keyboards.