If you guys are able to make rage think sensically, you deserve a bloody medal. The discussion itself is interesting, but if you're really hoping to get him to think rationally, you're probably wasting your time.
I've said it before, I'll say it again: It's very hard, IMO, to tell with rage where the stupidity ends and deliberate trolling begins. frankly, at this point, I'm not even sure he totally knows. I do think he's hooking folks in this discussion especially with a little bit of each.