This function enables or disables the internal input validation checks (assertions)
by setting the options(edi.run_asserts = ...) value.
Disabling assertions can provide a significant performance boost in heavy
simulations (often 10x-20x speedup), but it removes the safety rails that
prevent invalid data from reaching the internal algorithms.
Warning: If assertions are disabled, passing malformed or invalid data to package functions may result in cryptic R errors, incorrect statistical results, or even hard system crashes (SEGFAULTs) at the C++ layer. Only disable assertions if you are certain your data is pre-validated and follows the package requirements exactly.