- Understanding and addressing opposing arguments as they are meant to be understood is the only way to honestly defend one's own position. Attacking straw men or being categorically dismissive of certain ideologies advances nothing. - For the very reason stated above, I played devil's advocate for an opinion with which I disagreed in order to represent it fairly (which you failed to do). That the argument falls apart is of no consequence to me, because it was never my point to militate it. - We have completely different views of what is provocative or smug if you honestly feel offended by that last quote. Criticism and disappointment =/= provocative and smug. - I called you an asshat multiple times. Well, again, sorry. Didn't think it would cut so deep with you. Unless you want to crack this wide open again, futilely chasing up all the irreconcilable loose ends, then I think we're done here. I will no longer respond to concerns which I have already addressed.