"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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You follow their instructions, therefore they are providing
separation.

No. They're not. Not from VFR aircraft, in most airspace.

You can't see anything in IMC (the ostensible reason for
flying IFR), so how else are you going to maintain separation?

An IFR flight often takes you through regions of good visibility. Other
aircraft may be flying VFR there. It is your responsibility to see and avoid
those aircraft; it is not ATC's responsibility to separate you from them.

But we've already explained this to you, and you've ignored the information.
You've also evidently refused to read the relevant sections of the FAA's
Aeronautical Information Manual, Instrument Flying Handbook, or the FARs.
These reference sources, which contradict most of what you post here, are
freely available online, as has been pointed out to you.

Like others here, I've tried hard to give you the benefit of the doubt. But
your persistent willful ignorance convinces me that you are not here for any
honest or friendly purpose.