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thenewgreen  ·  3894 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Worst Interview Ever

Thanks for the link, you are right b_b it was difficult to watch. That said, he did a fantastic job keeping his cool and thinking on his feet. In fact, I may have never considered reading this book if I hadn't seen this interview, but now because of the respect he just garnered from me, I think I actually may.





humanodon  ·  3894 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I just noticed that Aslan did an AMA yesterday, though I can't say how "good" it is as I haven't checked it out yet. Still, it's a chance to see a little bit more of what makes the guy tick. Maybe.

ButterflyEffect  ·  3894 days ago  ·  link  ·  

r/askhistorians did a great job breaking down his book and Reza on inaccuracies and other points they had issues with. All in all though, I didn't notice them mention major credibility-destroying faults with the book.

humanodon  ·  3894 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Well that's good to hear. It seems like the kind of subject that someone is going to find inaccuracies in or question the sources used.