To get this back on target: the whole point of bringing in the scientific really boils down to some form of humility. This really boils down to us exposing our mindset and the framework by which we made decisions. The whole point of the proof is to set up a language whereby we express "this is what I think and this is why I think so". It actually allows for a civilized discussion when the landscape or assumptions change. So instead of mandates being fired down from above (whether above happens to represent management, the DBA's talking to Dev or vice versa), there is a way to show the other side of the conversation the *why* behind the *how*.