Great post Raz. This pretty much sums it up for me. If people can think of this when they are arguing, the world would be more peaceful. I think our discussion earlier was very similar to this. So much depends on one's point of view...
But in the end, we can both agree on the big picture "It's a number"... until someone comes along and points out that is also the letter "g". Then, if we are intelligent we will change our stance to. 'It's a number or a letter".
RE: Arguments without hate, a noble goal.