Q: Do you believe it? A: Yes, indeed I do have a tremendous belief in IT. Q: Why or why not? A: I have been in IT for 24-years now and I have seen IT be a both a tremendous force for good - and evil. However, overall I truly believe that IT has been more a force for positive change in society than a problem. Q: Try this on for size: 1=3 A: So on a scale where 1=3, yes indeed I would say, about a "2" - right in the middle. Two - and that's my final answer Regis! Thank you for asking. P.S. I didn't "run" from anything. You were painted into a corner and tried the cheesy old debate technique of "deflection" rather keeping the thread on topic and focused on the issues being presented and discussed. What I DID was refuse to take your pathetic attempt to drift the thread into a completely unrelated topic as a defense mechanism. I'm familiar with that tactic actually Edndori - my first wife used it all the time. Only she was good at it. AND she was better at public power plays too! (which of course is what this silly public challenge and attempt at public humiliation was - a childish power play) And, folks, here's the link to the thread that lead to Edndori's public temper tantrum: http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/7928552 - just look for Edndori's answer and start reading.