Some quotes:
"There is absolutely NOTHING that EVER needs to be done in a hurry in an aircraft."
I disagree
The only thing that has to be done immediately without discussion is GPWS recovery, except in Day VMC where there are no terrain issues
Everything else can wait
Maybe there is sarcasm in those quotes because if not, I'm guessing that neither poster has ever had a near mid-air or sudden wild airport ground traffic. Probably never experienced a fire on the flight deck or an explosive de-compression at FL430. Probably never experienced a hardover rudder on a cat stroke of an aircraft carrier. There exists a long list of possible events while manipulating the pointy end of an aircraft that need addressed PRONTO w/o the need of committee or political correctness awareness, not to mention multiple checklist management, to increase the occupants odds of seeing another sunrise or sunset.
Capt. Sully Sullenburger might have a word or two to offer about such events.