One of the most important books our time ! The number of straw man fallacies and other spin tactics that are present here are simply too many to count. It feels like someone with an emotional grudge, always making one more point, and misinterpreting the other side at every turn. This stance makes his arguments out of touch with the reader, who is left asking him to move on. Also, the book is about the classic "nature vs nurture" argument and he spends the majority of the time fighting and belittling an extreme "Nurture" stance that no one believes in anyway. When you add to that a continuous misunderstanding of the latest findings of science and the arrogance to divine the future of science as well, it becomes unbearable. Its hostile angry tone, a juvenile use of belittling language, and a full array of annoying logic that runs in circles would be enough to cause frustration. It was also published in 2002 and has become obsolete by new findings in neuroscience. This book is an emotionally charged mess.
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