I deeply apologize for the fact that i said "everyone". But you got my point.
Terrorism is a treat, but I believe it is not as big as you make it look like. How many aircraft have been hijacked since 9/11?
Taking pilots out of the cockpit is in any way not the solution. You could still shoot it out of the sky, bring a bomb on board, nuke the control centers.
So that point is rather unvalid.
As you stated in your earlier comments, the goal would be complete automation.
I believe I just stated only a very few things why that would not be responsible (hence I say responsible, not possible).
Even a ground station will not be able to pull/reset a circuit breaker, for example. Or detect a rapid change of weather or circumstances.
He will always be "behind the aircraft", especially in times when he is really needed. So again, its not responsible. Possible though, but not safe.
Thats a very... good question. No.
Neither did the pilots that were on that famous test flight of the Airbus that flew into the forest.
If I read back, I find no solutions for those problems I just mentioned. But i'm more then interested to hear some suggestions. Apart from more computers, covered by maybe even more computers, controlled by a guy in a control station.
But then we come back to start again, don't we?