In what way is it bizarre? The science is settled, so the only thing left to talk about is denial of the science. Consider the flat earth topic as a parallel.

In what way is it bizarre? The science is settled, so the only thing left to talk about is denial of the science. Consider the flat earth topic as a parallel. If there was no flat earth idea floating around, would we ever talk about the spherical nature of the earth? The answer is no. Why would we? What would there be to talk about? The topic of the shape of the earth comes up only because the flat earth challenges what has been settled, creating something to talk about.