Neither is the "political system" nor the "science system", both of which have their own agendas. Besides, how does one "settle" an issue that is still under investigation?
I agree completely. The only good that might arise from such an affair would be the media storm surrounding it. This would bring many issues to light that the uninformed masses accept without questioning.
A program on the Science Channel this past weekend hi-lites this. A British scientist was still touting the “hockey stick” graph and the host of the show was eating it up.