Rabbiofberlin: Thank you! I will indeed try to tone down my rhetoric in the future.
Actually it is a shame that they closed the hashkafa thread as I was waiting to hear both your’s and cantoresq’s answers to the points raised. I think notpashut’s last post forced the closure. I dont kid myself that I have managed to persuade either of you two to change your opinions but maybe you now understand our side a little better (I do see where you are coming from although I still think you are wrong).