Table vs CSS-based layouts for web pages

Question

I use HTML templates for my website from sites that sell templates as I\'m not a designer and would like something ready, I use Rails for my development. I noticed that some

Answer 1

Tableless layout v table-based layout may be taken as the simplest aspect of the whole "Semantic HTML" debate.

as meder said "use the right element for the right purpose"

But it is a debate, not a law, and you can't force web developers to comply.