> I really don't care if your wife can solve 2x=4 for x, but I would be unhappy to be under her care if she would give up on complicated situations (oh he's not breathing AND no pulse? I'll just give up), or refuses to notice cause and effect relationships.

You really don't know what you are talking about here. How you can make the link from not being good or enjoying math to just giving up on something critical is completely illogical.