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It is a bit disconcerting about the speed it closes! but yeah apparently not dangerous.

I don't know about calling it dumb, I suppose the idea is that you have to both disengage safety and close the bolt before you fire. If you try and pull the trigger accidentally it decocks it (but...

Haha yep agreed...terminology has just stuck around I suppose. On my Lee Enfield I see half cock as: bolt fully closed, hammer in the 'half cocked' position. If you want to fire you have to manually...

Yes it does but apparently it is no more dangerous than some semi auto rifles with a floating firing pin reloading the next round and the firing pin lightly tapping the primer it does so....I am sure...

I have a rifle that came with it, Gunworks did the work. I don't use (the half-cock safety) though.