Many, many people are forced/have chosen to 'believe' in science. (Just as, in the past, they 'believed in' whatever the prevailing orthodoxy was... with or wit

Many, many people are forced/have chosen to 'believe' in science. (Just as, in the past, they 'believed in' whatever the prevailing orthodoxy was... with or without gods.) Being dogmatic is the easier path for those without the time/access. Of course, professing 'belief' doesnt confer actual knowledge about that faith. EG. anyone who's ever said that science 'proved' something or other. If this misstatement about phytoplankton is misleading (gee I hope so), if it gets people to start carrying that canary into the mines, that's a positive outcome. We probably aren't aware of all of the tipping points.