Hey! Sorry my internet died for the last week... man this thread went to Hell quickly... Its a shame, it was going so well...

I'm not gonna try and get this debate going again, unless it sparks to life somehow, though I would like to make a brief comment on the recent discussion.

Quote Originally Posted by Sir Bahamut View Post
The theory is "hated" by some because they think it is an entirely invalid theory with no supporting evidence which regardlessly is defended by 14-year olds with bad grammar who say nothing but "it's all opinion lol" in threads that invariably end up as massive trollfests because every FF board has at least one exceedingly stubborn supporter who won't ever back down.

That's why. It's simply because most peoples experiences with the theory and it's supporters has given it a severely negative connotation. That and the fact that many find it frustrating that so many people believe it for no reason when it is clearly NOT supported by the game.
I know, that you were simply explaining why people hate the theory, and that makes the above perfectly valid, but I do feel it reflects an overall unfair view (perhaps not your own but in others) of the R=U debate. It is VERY often the opponents of R=U who offer nothing productive in posts, and often fail to refuse to drop completely invalid points (Rinoa not dieing when Ulty does for example). I won't point them out, but there are numerous examples in this thread, and this one has been relatively mature.
I'm not saying advocates of R=U don't act like you described, but they do get a disproportionate amount of stick IMHO.

PS. I quoted you because it was the easiest to construct a general response to, not because I disagreed with what you said.