Yes, because I know this material well enough that I could have written this book, and have written multiple papers on closely related topics as well as taught courses on this material.

I’m sorry if that seems weird but it’s what happens when you become an expert in a field, especially one as narrow as theoretical biology. I knew exactly where he was going with his argument.

It’s like when you have a twin and you can finish each other’s sandwiches.

Or, you know, they're commenting based on what they know, which is most than most of us in this thread, and they're doing it now while the conversation is happening instead of waiting until they've finished the book, because by then everyone will have moved on.

Username half checks out.