Personally, I would probably only read them if the author themself had chosen someone to finish the series based on their notes/outlines/finished sections. If I was really invested then I might read a one book wrapup that didn’t meet those criteria, but not multiple books.

I mean, I think that’s intentional. There are extremely well educated people who believe in Christianity or Islam etc despite knowing the scientific explanations for how the world works. It’s irrational because religion is irrational.