No, though I understand how you could interpret it that way. The key part is this: "and yet remain utterly convinced by their oversimplified models." That's e

No, though I understand how you could interpret it that way. The key part is this: "and yet remain utterly convinced by their oversimplified models." That's emotion talking. A data driven approach would accept the data of the failure, and look to improve. It's warning of people who use science or data to enact a plan, and when that plan fails, falls back on emotion and belief rather than listening to the evidence.