Scientism is as much an ideology/religion as “progressivism”. Too many scientists have settled into a Scientistic ideology that in many areas of “science” disallows questioning or even use of the scientific method to test the beliefs of this ideology via experimentation.
Warmism is the leading Scientistic sect.
There is no animal so vicious in defending the territory it’s marked as a published academic. Throw in a question about easily documented fraud (AGW) and they start acting like an enraged silver back. Walker’s reply was tone perfect and demonstrated a nimbleness I did not know he possessed.