Stats are your raison d'etre. Without them you have no opinion and no way to defend your opinion.
I, on the other hand, do not give a sweet f*** about advanced stats that are not accurate or whose validity can be questioned.
I do understand how they can become a way of life for some and that's cool for them.
You are inflexible and live to challenge anyone who does not swallow your statements as fact simply because you read an article written by some obscure dweeb.