Every non-fictional book (and non-biographical or not of personal experiences like travelogues), seeking to enlighten or educate or discourse on any subject matter, is dangerous. They are dangerous in their pretentiousness of stating "facts". They are also dangerous because of the possibility of making readers actually believe in them, and thereby defeating the true purpose of education - of enabling an individual to free himself/herself from everything "known" or taught, and being able to formulate own ideas and opinions, hitherto unknown and unheard.
Every such book should mandatorily start with the following disclaimer:
"Everything you read in this book is false. They are just an example of hypothesis and/or interpretations of observed phenomena on the subject matter. The data provided in this book are true to the extent of being as perceived by the author(s) at the time of writing this book, and their interpretations presented, if any, are just one/some example interpretation(s) of infinite possibilities. Comprehension of everything contained herein should be taken only as a mental exercise towards enabling the readers to finally find their own explanations on the subject matter."
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