Creationists have a lot of the blame for this issue that is sapping so much of the conservative political capital. But the scientific community shares in much of the blame because they've so obviously sold out to the political ambitions of the environmental leftists.
It will be a further confirmation of the deterioration of honest science if and when more of them begin to pander to the creationist crowd in order to get funding.
Creationism (as opposed to Christianity) and Environmentalism are two religions that science should avoid.
Agreed. Neither are matters of science; rather, they are both a matter of faith.
Do all scientists choose areas "about-which-we-must-not-think"?
Creationists recognize the value of science (electricity lights my house! Cool!) but they also value the teachings of the Bible.
Non-believing scientists recognize the value of science (of course) but refuse to consider the concept that something may exist beyond the physical world.
IMO, non-believing scientists are closed-minded people hobbled by areas "about-which-they-must-not-think".