> One of the main responsibilities a reader has is to find out what the author meant by his words. No, it is the responsibility of the writer, if they are adva

> One of the main responsibilities a reader has is to find out what the author meant by his words. No, it is the responsibility of the writer, if they are advancing a factual claim (as opposed to, say, providing entertainment), to convey their meaning clearly and unambiguously, which Chesterton did not. A reader has no responsibility to a writer of nonsense beyond calling it out as nonsense.