These are all very subjective statements, things like "I choose ... because". If you asked 20 programmers why they like statically typed languages, I am willing

These are all very subjective statements, things like "I choose ... because". If you asked 20 programmers why they like statically typed languages, I am willing to bet you will get quite the variety of answers. Personally, I think statically typed languages scratch an itch that is different from programmer to programmer.