Bretz had the last laugh — he lived into his nineties, and was finally recognized for his contribution to modern, secular catastrophism near the end of this life. But he put up with lots of crap for decades, ridiculed and/or ignored.
Then he knows what it’s like to be a conservative. We’re in the field.
If anyone ever tells you that “scientists” and “academicians” can’t be hide bound, stubborn, anachronistic, viciously protective, willfully blind and ignorant, sell them the nearest bridge.