in another group in the same fly-by-wire Vs computers debate :
candidate 1 : "i think fly by wire technology and computers are bad because they make pilots lazy and complacent."
candidate 2 : "yes thats a very good point. I totally agree. nowadays we hear about pilots sleeping in cockpits. its all because of reliance on computer."
candidate 3 : " NO computers can do the job very well from 50feet till landing, and in future can reduce the number of pilots in cockpit from 2 to 1 and thus save money for airlines !!!"
candidate 4 :" im sorry I dont agree at all. what if the computer crashes ? then even plane can crash !"
candidate 5 : "yes ur so right. even in flight school once the autopilot was out of service, yet I did one solo cross country for almost 6 hours with my hand. this shows that fly by wire and computers are not really necessary !"
(The above are some actual real conversations in the group discussions)