Yeah Joe, I had forgotten all the dust-ups I'd seen on the subject in the past but it's sure fun to watch. I may ask the question in another year or two just for laughs.
Jim I believe we're all just trying to help by answering the question you posed? Opinions vary, but are shared nonetheless.
I have a buddy who wiped out the cam on a freshly rebuilt stock configured 350 SBC in 2005 and have read about a bunch of other fellas having the same issues:
http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/engine/flat_tappet_cam_tech/