Dr. Victor Garlock Special to The Citizen There is considerable skepticism of science in the world today. Psychologists wonder why rejections of scientific conclusions are so pervasive. After all, it would seem that the scientific revolution has been victorious. Pre-scientific centuries are referred to as âthe Dark Ages,â and the accomplishments of science, from smart phones to modern medicine and space exploration, are impressive. Scientific inquiry has grown for hundreds of years and has exploded in recent decades. Since the Enlightenment, scientists have been building our understanding generation after generation. The fields of biology, genetics, geology, meteorology, archaeology, astronomy and others have established a solid body of knowledge about ourselves and our universe.