I think our biggest disagreement is that I base results on accuracy of their product, and not on the methodology that they claim to use.
Your example about world's #1 meteorologist - he would not be the world's #1 meteorologist if he was constantly wrong. That is like saying that the New York Knicks are NBA's #1 team, although they keep having losing seasons.
I know that you will disagree with me, but I strongly believe that this disagreement is due to our cultural differences - USA / Europe.