Uniformitarianism is in such dire straits that anemic phantasies such as black holes and big bangs, dark matter, energy, and neutron stars are literally the best that our institutional sciences can produce. It is, indeed, time for a reboot.,(reply>), If these conjectures are simply pre-Copernican analogs (which they are) then why do we pay them any heed at all? We have things to do. Let's get on with it!