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Just because he doesn't present all the data doesn't mean he didn't perform thorough analysis prior to reaching his conclusion(I don't know for sure that he does either).

You can't write best selling books that read like a paper in a scientific journal. He presents interesting and thought provoking arguments with enough data that you can't immediately disregard them. If afterwards you feel compelled to dig deeper, I say it's a job well done.

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And you can't expect serious scholars to take books lacking through analysis, data, and logical arguments at face value. It is entirely reasonable for individuals to question such writing.

I wasn't really suggesting that you take his or anyone else's writing at face value. Simply that I think a lot of what he writes is interesting and makes you consider thinking in different ways. It's rare that any piece of writing, even one published in a scientific journal, will be 100% convincing. You're almost always going to need to do more research and make a decision for yourself.

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