Treason

Existing at the core of this mess where the investigation of
celestial and terrestrial phenomena is now in total disrepute is the
original late 17th century distortions which attempted to force
planetary orbital dynamics to look like the behavior of terrestrial
objects by exploiting the calendar based convenience of Ra/Dec.It is
the lack of astronomers and the authority they carry that presents the
greatest problem at the moment as the interpretative qualities which
put physical considerations into context of conclusions are completely
absent ,this is not just a recent problem but one that may always
exist -

"The same thing has struck me even more forcibly than you. I have
heard such things put forth as I should blush to repeat--not so much
to avoid discrediting their authors (whose names could always be
withheld) as to refrain from detracting so greatly from the honor of
the human race. In the long run my observations have convinced me that
some men, reasoning preposterously, first establish some conclusion In
their minds which, either because of its being their own or because of
their having received it from some person who has their entire
confidence, impresses them so deeply that one finds it impossible ever
to get it out of their heads. Such arguments in support of their fixed
idea as they hit upon themselves or hear set forth by others, no
matter how simple and stupid these may be, gain their instant
acceptance and applause. On the other hand whatever is brought forward
against it, however ingenious and conclusive, they receive with
disdain or with hot rage--if indeed it does not make them ill "
Galileo

Trying to make pollution studies look like global climate is much the
same as what Newton did with planetary motions and objects at a local
human level,the former being a symptom of the latter approach which
has temporarily destroyed the methods and insights of astronomy and
investigative approaches.

The treason is not among those who subscribe to empiricism,it is those
who know exactly what went wrong in the late 17th century when the
great astronomical heritage came under an assault from those who are
comfortable distorting data to suit their conclusions.