Right, which is why I thought it was a fair point for the original poster of the message to bring up. And it seems like there are lots of people with an axe to

Right, which is why I thought it was a fair point for the original poster of the message to bring up. And it seems like there are lots of people with an axe to grind on this topic. I'm just looking to learn more for myself, and I decided to ask HN because I was having trouble deciding where to start. I realize it's tough to look at data on a complex topic without a thorough academic background in it. But I figure I'll never learn more if I don't at least get started.