And you don't believe PhDs can't be wrong or disagreed with because...?

Because he's a professional writer meaning he knows how to captivate the general audience with his bs no matter how true it actually is

While there is some pushback against new thought in history and archaeology, Hancock uses it as an excuse for why his batshit insane and evidence free theories aren't being considered by academics. He is a journalist, not a historian or archaeologist and has no real idea on how any of this works.