Sorry, wrong. At the turn of the last century, there were quite a few scientists arguing that there simply was not enough time for evolution to have occurred, and they got a respectful hearing.
The reason they got a respectful hearing was that they actually had a solid case (calculations showing that the Earth's internal heat would dissipate in 50 million years or so, and that the Sun's energy could only last about that long). Their arguments were defeated, not by the suppressive force of some sinister cabal, but by the discovery of nuclear energy.
Sanity 1; Creationism 0
Are you saying comets are sustained by nuclear energy?