Jim Coplien has an interesting blog post: Religion’s Newfound Restraint on Progress. If you are interested in “Agile Testing” and Test-Driven Development, this post is worth a read.
Coplien raises some important ideas:

The answer for industry, I think, is to focus on Quality and to find the techniques that work best and are the most cost-effective for your project.

It’s about thinking, not about checklists.

While we might diverge on ideas for solutions, I agree with Coplien’s message here. We need to have broad objectives and goals, and use the effective tools and processes at hand to reach those goals, rather than get lost in silly either/or debates about adopting tools and processes because they are an unalloyed good. We have enough folklore in software development without creating new myths and “best practices.” We need to share success stories and failures, instead of reinforcing ideals and discouraging thoughtful criticism born of experience. Being honest and realistic helps push the craft forward. Being overly idealistic pushes us towards religiosity.

We don’t all have to agree, but we need more of the kind of writing that James is doing here. It’s not so much that he is correct or incorrect, but that he has the guts to speak publicly about his misgivings and ideas. I don’t have to agree with what he says, but if he makes me think about what I’m doing, and challenges my beliefs, that’s a good thing. Sometimes in the face of a challenge and evidence, I change my mind, other times, I have to clarify my own thinking about a belief, which strengthens it. Support your local skeptic, and discourage those who scoff at and bully them.