[visakanv]

> If anything the case for science and facts is better than ever before in history.

Oh man, you just reminded me of this really depressing passage I read in a book about biology that I had put out of mind. A career scientist was complaining about how basically he got into science hoping to do science, but witnessed decades of academic politics hampering scientific progress. It's distressing to think about how our own nature holds us back.

[dnautics]

That's still a generally good description of science. Can I depress you more? The structure of funding still incentivises fictional work.