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I hear what you are saying. Just a few points:
I highly doubt it. If that were the case, our Sifrei Torah would be written using a printing press.
Without getting involved in something highly controversial, I must note that my rav is mattir silk-screened Sifrei Torah l’chatchilah. V’doik.
Ksav sheino miskayam is full %100 ksav, only it will be erased. Ksav made up of many little dots, is, according to some opinions, not ksav at all.
(the practical application is soda cap dates and numbers. I am not saying that you should take on this heter personnaly, but when we are deciding whether or not these people are not considered jewish for many things, and someone even brought up yayin nesech, I think that this should definitely be taken into consideration.)
Who holds this way? Do you have a name? Because I fail to understand this argument. What’s the difference between this and ink which is technically just millions of little molecules. The defining factor is obviously that you see it as on letter so why should typing be better. Regarding opening bottles, I did not know anyone gave that as a reason, I thought it was simply kil’achar yad and psik reisheih d’lo nicha leih. Do you have a source for your reasoning? I am asking for a source because it is a chiddush to me and I would like to see it inside so I may understand the svara better.
As to your other point, truth be told if I was convinced it was muttar and my rav agreed I would not withhold myself from taking it on personally. I am just not convinced. With regard to yayin nesech however, no matter what the halacha is here I believe their wine is muttar gamur – R’ Henkin demonstrates that nowadays a mechalel shabbos’s wine is fine.
I believe that it is the shita of Rishonim that one is only chayav for ksav ashuris. See the Chayei Adam shabbos 37:5 (“rov” poskim etc.)
I will check up the CA but I should say I think the Rambam is the pashtus and I think this is the opinion of most poskim, including the Aruch Hashulchan and the MB as Chacham succintly pointed out.