Look, what you were trying to do was to spark a reasonable discussion or debate on a subject matter a lot of us are close to. But my reasoning was that you started it in the wrong place, and certainly at the wrong time (for both of us). So all you need to do is say to yourself "Oopps, won't do that again in a hurry". Don't cry and certainly don't worry that you've upset me.
So as far as I'm concerned that matter is done with, we move on as friends cos we've both got a lot of work to do on this site and on ourselves.