Amazing example of cognitive dissonance in science

Link is to an article about how physicists et al are grappling with the fact there's old, dead galaxies at the beginning of the universe, and all the while without (openly) questioning their fundamental assumptions or using irony of any sort.

Long story short: that's not the beginning of the universe, and therefore old galaxies are no surprise when found there.

One scientist actually says of the galaxies they're finding at (what they believe is) the infancy of the universe: "They're displaying properties we never thought they'd have!"

Properties like: great age.