I think that people should produce music how they want to produce, and be judged on the results. I think if you stand where Rick Wilhite stands, you'd be justifiably skeptical of digital DJs. I can disagree with him and still have mad respect for him.
And honestly, what he believes that (arguably) isn't so is much saner than a lot of things artists say they believe. How much crazy sh*t has Prince said over the years? As for RA commenters, one should not judge humanity on the comments left on blogs & websites. The best thing I can say for a lot of them is that at least they're sitting at their computer typing instead of going out in the world and actualizing their hatred and ignorance.