I'm shocked, just shocked, to find out that Mr. Shaw does not in fact seem to be the sweet-tempered reasonable person I always thought him to be (one who, being only interested in truth, is not about to let his ego let him get dragged into petty quarrels and knows when there is no point to continuing a discussion.)   But-- at least 13 posts after I congratulated him on his calm even-handed manner?    Looks like I was wrong.   I'll certainly know better than to do that again.


   Another idol with feet of clay. It's hard to bear.

But somehow we'll struggle through.

And, at least, hats off to him for so neatly proving the thesis of the OP.