Idle speculation. The author wants to hear a certain hypothesis, so he digs up poets and primary school teachers who will tell us exactly what he wants us to

Idle speculation. The author wants to hear a certain hypothesis, so he digs up poets and primary school teachers who will tell us exactly what he wants us to hear. The only science in the article runs counter to the author's preferred outcome, so it is surrounded by quotes that amount to "I fear.." and "I suspect..".