Sorry the last few arguments are technically flawed.
Both Boeing and Airbus build inherently safe aircraft. But the type of technology used dictates the type of approach to be taken by the flight crew as problems will manifest themselves in different ways due to different technologies.
Safety statistics do not support any of your comments about a potentially flawed philosophy or the need for humans to be given more control over an "automated" process.
The direction this thread is taking actually highlights nothing more than a human reluctance to accept change and does not advance the discussion on the Excel tragedy.