This debate reminds me of when I took Computer Art & Animation in 1990. Our tools were "perhaps more primitive" than now, and certainly more expensive. Our school had several classes including a Photography group. Those poor photography students were very worried about our ability to created wonderful images, and our ability to totally reconstruct "reality" so that no one would even know a picture is "fake." The classic example of that is a computer commercial where this guy has a woman over to his apartment. This guy is in the picture with just about every famous and show business person you can name, including Marilyn Monroe I believe (he was not even alive when Marilyn was around). That debate, and others similar are still raging. I really see no point in the debate(s) myself. You will always find a circle where even the most fantastic computer generated art will not be accepted by those who "still do it the old-fashioned way." If you're in an "arena" where computer generated art is acceptable, then you'll find people battling over different software packages. As for me, I just keep doing what I want, and trying to actually "get good at it one day." Ron