I realize that "data" and "thinking" are shorthands for something more fleshed out, but doesn't the title read as somewhat obtuse? Like calling an article "why facts will never replace understanding" or "why Wikipedia will never replace people who know about what Wikipedia pages are about."

It is HBR. The point isn't to learn something, it is to feel smart because one is exposing oneself to 'Harvard', fairy godmother of the East Coast wannabe elite.