When we live in a world where conferences can be held to seriously debate

Creationism
Catholic conspiracies to destroy the earth
Jesus being a spaceman
Lizard people conspiracies to destroy the earth
A flat earth
Buddha being a spaceman
Illuminate conspiracies to destroy the earth
A Hollow earth
Elvis being a spaceman who is definitely not dead
Freemason conspiracies to destroy the earth
A hollow moon
Stephen King being a CIA agent who killed John Lennon in exchange for a book deal
Priory of Zion conspiracies to destroy the earth
Ancient Astronauts
Mormon conspiracies to destroy the earth (actually no, that one may have a point)
RADICAL SJW identity politics
Agenda 21 being a conspiracy to destroy the earth

and on and on can we even make a claim to scientific literacy at all?

I have always thought that this country works inefficiently. There is so much potential in people and this country takes from them rather than allow each to contribute to the best of their abilities. There are over five hundred thousand homeless, what would they be able to do if they were able to do what they can. Many of these people had jobs, good jobs, and they disappeared. These people can still contribute to the wellbeing of others, if the system was designed to allow for this. Profit is a false dog!

That and greed.

The story for much of the world, and worsened by charlatans spouting false science all over social media.