It's has nothing to do with philosophy. It has to do with reality. Having done several Cat III autolands, I, as the pilot was always very close on the controls in case "George" screwed it up, and yes, "George" screwed it up occasionally. It's at this time, human perception and judgement takes over and saves what "George" was about to pork. It's pretty common for the computers in airplanes to cause a "why's it doing that?" response from the pilots and again, human perception and judgement takes over and corrects what the computer was about to screw up.
my point with cat 3 auto land is you're already trusting the autopilots and instrumentation completely to the ground. i'd trust a computer before a person hand flying down to cat3 minimums (which are very close to 0 dh and 0 rvr, right?)
how about tcas? as rudimentary as it is, it's another example of technology doing things better than people (seeing and avoiding traffic)
nevertheless.. technology will continue to improve and there's no reason to think computers wont be able to completely take over piloting airliners, and do it better and safer than people eventually.
and not just with airplanes.. with all vehicles.. trains, cars, etc.
human beings don't perceive well, have slow reflexes, get distracted easily, get tired, depressed, etc. etc. I just don't understand the resistance to this progress. (well, i do if it's your job that might go away, i guess)