All of those theories (and examples of them) have been out there for a long time, it just took an author to make it entertaining and easy to read to bring it to a wide audience.
The problem with the wider audience is that, as people have pointed out, they don't discern against fact and fiction, or truth and theory as well as people who might have spent a lot of time researching the subject and not reading one book of fiction.
That said, there is much in the book which is based on truth, fact, and or sensible conclusions.
And some of the finger pointing it does (like the role of women in the church) has been talked about, even decryed for years.
For me this article just proves one thing. Religion DOES like to tell you what to think. And they don't want you to read, research, or think for yourself.
Religion is control. And the easiest way to control people, is to get in their head and control the stories they know, the things they believe in, and the morals they should live by.
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