WOW! I think you need some anger management classes, griphon2. And the fact that you take pride in being poorer than me, what the heck does that have to do with anything. I don't know what I said to tick you off, I just didn't get how learning a different scale is gonna help learn a completely different scale based on what you said. I will explain. As for bringing up my quote, again whats that have to do anything?? If you don't want hatefulness then learn to control yourself. This thread is for people to talk about music theory, not how much poorer you are or you must do what I say.

I'm sorry to inform you on your new idea, but modes consist in all scales. And they all coincide with other scales. So what you said is not new. Like the A minor scale has the same notes as the C major scale. But your not learning the A minor scale by playing the C major scale. The tonalities are different. They are called two different scales for that reason.

Play these and you'll see.
C maj
E:---------------------------------
B:---------------------------------
G:------------2-4-5-4-2------------
D:------2-3-5-----------5-3-2------
A:--3-5-----------------------5-3--
E:---------------------------------

Now play the A minor
E:---------------------------------
B:---------------------------------
G:--------------0-2-0--------------
D:--------0-2-3-------3-2-0--------
A:--0-2-3-------------------3-2-0--
E:---------------------------------

Play the G mixolydian
E:---------------------------------
B:---------------------------------
G:---------------------------------
D:------------2-3-5-3-2------------
A:------2-3-5-----------5-3-2------
E:--3-5-----------------------5-3--

Now if you played them, you could hear a slight difference in the way the notes relate. Especially when you played up to the root and back down, that root note sticks out. When you move though each, the difference is the tonality. Although they all have the same notes, the tonal center is different. So you would be learning the scale based on what the tonal center was. Your ear is the judge, jury and executioner in every musical endevour. When playing scales, your ear will grasp more onto the tonal center than any other note in the scale. So your only confusing yourself. Although it may work in the end it's a longer process.