Don't be so defensive. You are also guilty of pulling your own interpretation out of my post to your own end.
I merely stated that the IMC would teach you to use all of the knobs and buttons. I did not state that "flying" the avionics made you a better pilot just that at least after the course you would know how they all worked.
My statement prior to that stated that the Instrument training would make you sharper and more on top of the aircraft. This is a fact.
We can all choose ways of improving our handling skills. I know a guy who flies intermediate aeros in competitions who can't fly an aircraft in cloud for toffee.
I don't believe that a pilot who flies aeros is any better than a pilot who has chosen to master some other area of flying such as Instrument.