Lebell,
Your dig about it "being telling" that I didn't respond to your request to start a thread in Philosophy seems kind of strange, since
it's posted in a thread started by me in Philosophy 
But you are right. It is telling that I wasn't able to get around to it in a timely enough manner for you, and I apologize.
I've got some other things to say
on the topic, but I figured I post this by itself since I was the one (who apparently is still) being accused of "starting a fight".