“In times like these, when their fat little comforts are threatened, you may be sure that science is the first thing men will sacrifice.”

I'm just going to leave this here. There is a recent related thread here about "97%". Several years ago when I personally stumbled upon some shocking scientific facts on my own I happened to be reading Atlas Shrugged for the first time. I was very concerned that what I was seeing firsthand was the opposite of what the news media was reporting. Trust me. This can be troubling to experience. Late one night during that time I was laying on my living room floor by the fire reading Atlas Shrugged when I came across this quote. I had trouble sleeping that night and the quote has stuck with me since. This is where we are now - no doubt. Frankly, it's a dangerous time. It smacks a little of a new dark age and that's what I've been calling it for a couple years now. When you start hearing calls to jail "climate deniers" you know we're in trouble...that science is in trouble.