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I said something and you said "No." In the strictest technical sense, that's an argument.
What I was referring to was really the beliefs of Christians, which I generally thought included a much more concrete sense of self-superiority.
Even if it's true there's nothing written down for Christians and there is for Jews, I really feel that Christians carry more of that than any other religion. I mean otherwise why would they be so interested in converting people? Aren't they trying to "save" everyone else? Jews don't try to convert anyone, in fact it's a policy that we have to make it difficult for people to convert into the religion.
Basically I just don't think the fact that it's written down means anything. It's what people actually believe and practice that makes the difference. Anyone who doesn't believe in Jesus can probably tell you they get the distinct feeling that Christianity has determined they're going to end up in hell. I certainly have that feeling.
So you had said you don't like to be thought of "that way." Well, you're not. That kind of thinking, even if it's written somewhere (and I'm still not sure that it is, at least not in a manner that's closed to interpretation), isn't part of any practical Jewish teachings that go on today, at least in general; I'm sure you can find some extremist group that does use it practically, but I've never even heard of anything like that.
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