No, read the post properly.
This is not an AF447 thread; it is about whether the FD can cause people to lose sight of what they should be scanning.
I am saying that you need to be able to fly the aircraft manually, but also be able to use the automatics properly when it's appropriate. You don't get any prizes for showing what a superhero you are by flying manually when the only reason the automatics tripped off is because of your own incompetence.