And even then, I could potentially show you a really earnest, really honest man that never tells a lie, and doesn't desire fame... but his experiences are primarily either delusions, or simply a false conclusion from sleep paralysis, without him knowing what sleep paralysis actually is.

Of course painting with a broad brush invites problems, but at the same time, Hawkins is talking about the majority of people that push these theories. To talk about the majority, you must necessarily paint with a broad brush.

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"A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right." -- Thomas Paine

Being intelligent is not a felony. But most societies evaluate it as at least a misdemeanor. -- Heinlein

Creationists make it sound as though a "theory" is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night. -- Isaac Asimov