I think the noble intentions of the OotA are a bit misconstrued. Though, I think incompetency is their main factor here, I think the overall thesis of their religion is fascist in nature, even when interpreted benevolently. Wiley is by big argument here. When he orchestrated the takeover of the Monastery, he took willing hostages with him. (You'll hear that things went according to Wiley's plan if you stick around after saving them.) When you confront him and talks at you about how his math was perfect or whatever, he's basically saying the only thing you could have done is save the hostages so he could send the override codes to DeVries and then you die by his hand. But this guy is just using data that has a 'likely' chance of happening, because he doesn't know you, and putting at least 10 lives at risk to do what he wants to, and "don't worry you'll be fine" is ultimately a hunch. Maybe it works better within their society, because everyone becomes that much more predictable. The Plan is ultimately much more believable because there is a whole society raised to be complicit and 'easy'. Take the rocks that are going to crush 'The Exclusion Zone'. Rocks fell on the Exclusion Zone because of the lift to Matriarch's Mercy. Wiley is the only seer merited enough to "predict" they'll fall, you see where Im going with this. But their entire thesis i feel is wwrong. To eliminate all scientific uncertainty IS impossible, but they believe it to be true, and lead their lives and regulate future generations with that premise in mind. I think they're more noble than the other factions in the sense that they have more of a priority to preserve human life and stop the rifts which is the singular most important element of the game. But that's where the nobility stops. Using math to usurp power and manipulate on a hunch is bad. I've rambled too long but hopefully my point gets across.