But without creating that dogmatic culture, would his writing have become popular enough to be disseminated to a wide audience?
Perhaps we should think of it as a corollary to the Gell-Mann amnesia effect.[1]
1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gell-Mann_amnesia_effect
Personally, I think you have the cause and effect switched around. Would his opinions be considered dogmatic if he weren't so popular?
But without creating that dogmatic culture, would his writing have become popular enough to be disseminated to a wide audience?
Perhaps we should think of it as a corollary to the Gell-Mann amnesia effect.[1]
1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gell-Mann_amnesia_effect