Whilst I do not agree with a lot of kinteafrokunta's posts, I think his/her last 2 posts on automation are rational and reasonable.
"Pilots" like you sicken me
Posts like the above are plainly inflammatory and debase any valid argument you have.
No where in her/his posts did she/he said to totally disregard manual flying. I guess many posters taking a hit at him/her are blinded by pure bias and pre conceived prejudice. She/he just maintains that automation is to be used to maximise performance in efficiency, economics and ATC requirement. Common guys, you are making fools of yourself by going overboard with the " manual fllying " thingy. Re read her/his 2 previous posts.