I think that's all a false dichotomy. We should be researching space AND the deep oceans. They're both important. It's like saying biologists should study plants instead of animals, or bacteria instead of viruses.

A tremendous overreaction, Robert. It was one pithy slogan, not a campaign. It wasn't a "campaign" against science, it was a pithy slogan that meant "we're all natural with no chemicals or added preservatives or whatever". The construction of the sentence matters. They are telling their customers that their cups are…

What confounds me is that these people have learned how to dress themselves, how to talk, how to feed themselves. Gross ignorance can be a truly wondrous thing.

Well, I invite them to check out my fridge. I can't speak for the PB, but there's a jar of BBQ sauce in there that's developed quite a complex ecosystem.

traditional Sheng sounds more like this.