I think we're beating a dead horse here, Smilin_Ed. These 'new age' pilots are just as hard to convince of 'our way' as we are of theirs. Don't know 'bout you, but I'm glad I'm away from these flying machines. I'll leave you to carry the banner!
I don't object to FBW per se. It certainly can provide a smooth flight which translates not only to passenger comfort but also to fuel efficiency and accurate IMC approaches, to name a couple. But the attitude that "Nothing can go wrong," is dangerous and is certainly borne out by this accident. Things do go wrong and there need to be alternatives, not just redundancy. There are redundant AoA vanes, and at least two out of three failed in this case. I've never flown any FBW aircraft but I'm aware of other AirBus redundancies based on my reading of postings on this site. I spent 14 years evaluating the flying qualities and performance of aircraft. I also investigated several accidents in which colleagues died. With the data we have so far, I believe that there needs to be an alternative to back up FBW systems.