It is not as bad as superstition and hallucination. The knowledge, such as it is, derives from people actually producing software. A firm respect for practical

It is not as bad as superstition and hallucination. The knowledge, such as it is, derives from people actually producing software. A firm respect for practical knowledge, as much as for hard scientific knowledge, is entirely normal for engineering subjects. In fact, the practical side probably leads the science mostly. (And why pay attention to hyperbolic rants in the first place? Is that the sort of writing anyone wants to encourage?)