Pretty much yes. You will rarely see anyone using real evidence and studies to prove their point, you're more likely to see someone say "hey I heard so and so i

Pretty much yes. You will rarely see anyone using real evidence and studies to prove their point, you're more likely to see someone say "hey I heard so and so is doing this maybe just maybe it's a good idea" which is why you have half-hearted adoption of Agile for example and why you see people arguing against automating error-prone manual processes.