If Tifa and Aerith fought...

[Firo Volondé]

How did this debate about Holy start? This is just going way off topic.

Agreed.

I made a comment that Aerith sans Holy was not a threat to Sephiroth's initial plot. Some people took it personally.

Frankly, that's the only point I care about. This argument is going down too many side-paths. So let's keep it nice and simple. Aerith was the one who was a threat in Sephiroth's opinion, and in conjunction with Holy, she saved the planet. Remember at the end of the game, when Holy couldn't destroy Meteor, the Lifestream (led by Aeirth and others) rose up to help Holy destroy Meteor.

That you view it as a matter of defense of bashing rather than setting the record straight regarding ignorance is somewhat telling.

I consider it the latter.