Believe me, I am quite familiar with cs3 install issues :( Their installers are horrible. But the comment I was replying to stated as fact that everyone has to uninstall Flash before installing CS3, which (as my data point shows) is not universally true.
To extend your analogy, the original comment is like saying: "If you go to Afghanistan, you will get your head cut off."
To extend your analogy, the original comment is like saying: "If you go to Afghanistan, you will get your head cut off."