Shameful display of ignorance. (Score 1)

While I can understand the comments suggesting that using tax payers money for such an investigation is not worthwhile, I am totally flabergasted by the defensive posture adopted by so many. So many low-brow insults were tossed about, it made me feel sad. Discounting something as "obviously ludicrus", is fools talk. In science nothing is obvious, always be suspicious of any statement containing the word obvious. So many theories we now take for granted (and apply to modern industry) were once laughed at by the scientific establishment. Keep an open mind. I feel it very strange that people would suggest that because we have not discovered a phenomenon, or a mechanism to explain some phenomenon, then it does not exist. Using the course of logic, we have literally invented the world from scratch. Some people actually hold this to be true, but at least they have an internally coherent web of reasons. Also to note, some of the most balanced and insightful comments were moderated really low, so go through them if you want another dimension of the conversation.