I’ve read several articles recently that say the opposite, so I did a quick search and found multiple studies that seem to contradict you almost immediately. For instance:
I’m certainly not arguing that the science is settled on this, but it seems far too strong a statement to say that “all known evidence points against this” when I could find several studies supporting OP’s point pretty much instantly.
No one said that rest does nothing, but rest is still totally different from actual sleep. You aren't getting the benefits of sleep from resting. People here just want to think that it's true, because it sounds convenient
Not sure if it's worth bringing up but I intended for my earlier comment to be about how rest is not awful just because it's not full sleep. Which, somehow, seems to be the opposite of what people think I said. Go figure.
It's beneficial in a way that is totally orthogonal to the ways in which sleeping is beneficial. If you just try and rest and never sleep, you will have all the negatives of total sleep deprivation
