I think we should go back to having ‘priests’ forecast and ‘control’ the weather, and burn all the scientists at the stake like we used to do to witches.
All true science is buried and ridiculed because today, science is 'settled'. We have now, everything you say except the burning at stake part, which I would welcome in the case of the scammers.
I'd say Al Gore more closely resembles a priest or witch doctor than a scientist.