This is my favorite technology superstition, some citation would help many people sleep easier it seems.
True science, that is, proposing hypothetical models, analyzing results, and admitting no real results can be drawn due to insufficient model complexity, has been thrown out the window by pride and laziness.
First, we need to start by assuming a sphererical laptop...
The question is simply "what do we know about this problem" not "what is the absolute unquestionable universal answer."
Also your comment has some interesting points but starting off by comparing statistics and citations to bible quotes and racial stereotypes isn't going to win you much support.