Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles?

Sancho, that is an unfortunate generalization. I know several 911 owners who are great people and are always helping each other with their cars. There is also a very high rate of audiophileism in this group. Real Audiophiles like helping each other constructively with their systems and if you are honest this means pointing out some gear that was not thought out well. This is particularly true with turntables, tonearms and speakers.
You have to have a high level education to design electronic gear but I'm afraid any one can cram drivers in a box or pen a tonearm and turntable.

Raul, I was not talking about conduction down the axon. I was talking only about the conduction between neurons which occurs in the synapse by trading off charges molecules called neurotransmitters. The action potential in the neurons axon is an entirely different process which ends with the release of those neurotransmitters. Each neuron has one axon but ends in tens of synapses which communicate with other neurons. It is all a very analog process and in no way resembles digital signal processing.

They say there are no stupid questions but this is challenging that posit. 

Considering what is happening in the world at this moment, shouldn't we trying to include people and not divide? Leave that up to Donald.
Besides, it is the pursuit of audio enlightenment that we seek.The path we take is irrelevant.

Great post! thanks.... My regards tony1954