Without trying to push the analogy too far, I think the point holds without ascribing superiority to any particular job (or cutting tool). Case in point, I hav

Without trying to push the analogy too far, I think the point holds without ascribing superiority to any particular job (or cutting tool). Case in point, I have a nice Japanese knife set. My chef's knife (your scalpel) sucks at cutting bread compared to the set's serrated bread slicing knife. Both of those knives such at spreading peanut butter and jelly to make a sandwich. The right tool (or person) for the job is what matters.