Hmm. Maybe you're right.

But let me try to push back.

If we're trying to draw human-consumable wisdom about the state of the world from data, simply capturing a snapshot and then applying some basic analysis is one thing.

Creating self-improving mechanisms for doing this is another, even if the latter use statistics in the process. Perhaps in a similar way that Statistics uses Algebra yet is distinct in its description and capabilities.

I'm not convinced you're wrong here, just trying to talk through it.