I did think the original post was mostly trolling, but after watching the OP do an admirable job of not taking offense at many posts, including mine, that attack the OP's point of view, I've changed my mind and consider that he really was curious.
Why do people always want to close an interesting thread? Let a little wrangling back and forth, and the next thing some one posts is "And what I'M wondering is why this thread hasn't been shut down long before this?". Don't like it? Don't read it. They have an excellent delete option to remove threads you don't want to see/read. Just click on the "Hide" button and you're no longer bothered by an unpleasant, to you, thread.