Originally Posted by: equatorYour sarcastic remark in the comparison of those chords to the Major and Minor Scales is also wrong.
As it has been said before, the fact that the scales have the same notes does not mean they are the same thing.
To understand why the scales are different, you have to understand the basic principle of Intervallic Reletionship.
Here is an example of this in the key of A.
*[1-b3]=A-C
*[1-#2]=A-C
Both result in the same notes(A & C).
But the first is a Minor 3rd interval.
The second is an Augmented 2nd.
That is the principle that differenciate the scales.
And what are scales after all?...a progression of notes with fixed intervals.

I have layed out the facts, now it`s time to move on.

Well, I hate to be a burden, because I know you're right and Joe Novice is wrong, but A-C isn't an augmented second. A to B# is an augmented second, and don't go all "but those are the same pitch value" on me. I know, I know, and I hate to be anal retentive, but A to C can't be a second, only A to some form of B can be an ascension of some kind of second. A to some form of G would be a descension of some form of second, and A to C would be an ascension of some form of third, etc. I see the point you're trying to illustrate, but could you try to illustrate it in a way that doesn't involve calling A to C a second of some form? Maybe replace the C with a B#?