The author extols the virtues of Christian and Muslim fundamentalists and anti-consumerism activists, along with hyper-vigilant environmentalists in the conclusion of his article. This is extremely ironic in that these groups are almost completely anti-progress and would certainly be against scientific pursuits and space exploration.
If you actually parse this article down to its purest form, you can see that he really is arguing against the creation and consumption of art, claiming that it hinders human progress. Even a cursory analysis of human history would reveal this as one of the most ridiculous notions ever presented by an academic of any kind.
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The author extols the virtues of Christian and Muslim fundamentalists and anti-consumerism activists, along with hyper-vigilant environmentalists in the conclusion of his article. This is extremely ironic in that these groups are almost completely anti-progress and would certainly be against scientific pursuits and space exploration. If you actually parse this article down to its purest form, you can see that he really is arguing against the creation and consumption of art, claiming that it hinders human progress. Even a cursory analysis of human history would reveal this as one of the most ridiculous notions ever presented by an academic of any kind.