The Wiki page you're referring to has recently been removed, as it clearly does not represent the FE viewpoint. To provide some context: we've inherited the Wiki from "the other place" - it has its significant issues, and those are being ironed out slowly, but steadily. We chose to try and keep it alive and try to fix it over time, and yes, that occasionally means that someone finds something that should have never been there. The other site, as I understand, decided to remove their version of the Wiki altogether for similar reasons.
So, to answer your question: it's not based on anything. It's incorrect, and we've moved on nearly a decade ago. It never was a "cornerstone" of anyone's belief, although a couple of particularly dishonest debaters recently tried to frame it that way. Mountain, molehill, etc.