answer:Mon cher Mtl_Zack, au contraire. I am regularly disappointed at how often today people substitute their, often uninformed and ill-considered, opinions for facts. I am regularly distressed by how little credence is given to fact, to logic, to science as we fall rapidly backward to tribal and fear-based mentalities that equate contrived conspiracy theories with the historic record. What is needed is a lot more critical thinking skill teaching. All of the above said, science is not, of course, the answer to everything in the world. On the whole, however, it is no longer being given its due.