You can research all you want but the bottom line is that we don’t understand nearly enough about any topic to make correct conclusions. Even those that are “obviously” correct, are based on humanity’s limited understanding of the world around us. I know this sound dismissive of the research you speak of but it is not intended as such. I think research and the collection of data from which to draw conclusions is critical to our survival. My point is only that not being constantly open to new ideas and espousing “one truth” is not productive.
“went with his flawed understanding”? I think it’s safe to say that this is the level of everyone’s understanding.
Authors generally research something before they write about it, even for fictional works.
You can research all you want but the bottom line is that we don’t understand nearly enough about any topic to make correct conclusions. Even those that are “obviously” correct, are based on humanity’s limited understanding of the world around us. I know this sound dismissive of the research you speak of but it is not intended as such. I think research and the collection of data from which to draw conclusions is critical to our survival. My point is only that not being constantly open to new ideas and espousing “one truth” is not productive.