Well Said Dennis & tu154
Unfortunately this sort of sensible thinking doesn't fit well with our leaders and their evil overt taxation plans designed to pay for the next jolly...sorry summit...at the evangelical church of climate change
Religion was a means of controlling the masses and this is no different, given most people are sheep (especially 'free-thinking' students who express their individuality by jointly conforming to a set of beliefs - which are only convenient when you are a student)...I wonder if it will be as popular as the Jedi Religion....
On the subject of science, modelling can produce whatever results you want it to and invariably continued funding usually depends on satisfying an objective or pre-requisite point of view. It is far easier to review, validate and conform than question results, challenge methodology or provide an alternate point of view.
Blue Skies,
D