What the heck are you talking about? His essay doesn’t start with “Throughout time,” or “All mankind.” It begins in exactly the opposite way: with a specific date and event and then it names specific people. It then goes on to discuss a specific book that is being recommended by many in response to that event and its aftermath, and he does so by pointing out very specific logical fallacies. Are you sure you’re even responding to the right article because your response begins with a non sequitor… (… and then proceeds to assume and demand we all accept the unprovable, but I’ll set that aside for now…)