I might be wrong,but as someone that read the original Hebrew book, I feel there is missing context for the English readers. The biggest struggle in Israel is between religion and liberalism. The Arab states around us are falling (or in high risk of falling) into Muslim paradigms, and Israel is in the midst of a similar process where Jewish rules is considered superior to democratic/liberal rules by larger part of the population. This book comes as fresh air showing the strength of science, over the laws of God - given a wide enough time perspective. It's the secular Bible if you wish, something to hang on to while more people around you believe in hatered disguised as faith.