I don't deny the technique has its uses. The point is it is a poor technique to use if your goal is hypothesis testing, which, as I said, is what most statistic

I don't deny the technique has its uses. The point is it is a poor technique to use if your goal is hypothesis testing, which, as I said, is what most statisticians care about. I didn't reply to you, but to goodsector, who claimed that statisticians cared focus on efficiency at the expense of reliability. I dispute this.