Please don't take this wrong, but this is a very old question that generally leads to controversy whenever it is brought up. Please feel free to use the forums search tool to find old discussions and read the myriad of opinions there. The comments above were also adequate for a basic answer to the question, so I'm going to close this thread before it degrades.

Thank you to the users who contributed good, unemotional answers. Your actions have, in no way, contributed to my decision to close this thread.