Personally I believe ales have more complexity in flavors, aromas and variety. That being said, I love both and my decision to buy and drink isn't dependant on form/type of beer. Certainly I make ales predominantly but that is only due to limits in temp control.
Ales all the way for me. When brewing, lagers take longer and tie up my stuff. When shopping for beer or when trying beers at a brew pub, there just seems to be so much more "range" in what is available with ales, which suits my exploratory nature.
Seems like you set out to cause some controversy and it isn't really working. The people you've taken exception to in this thread haven't really done anything wrong.