Subject matter - interesting.
Purple prose by author earnestly trying to convince you of his erudition, and constant asides that do nothing but distract - not interesting.
Purple prose by author earnestly trying to convince you of his erudition, and constant asides that do nothing but distract - not interesting.
This is important because Dyson's opponents as a rule try some sort of character assassination instead of sticking to the subject matter.
Dyson's view is simple: he thinks the doom & gloom predictions of those who are forecasting the end of life within the next hundred years is simply not borne out by the facts.