Scientest are as human as everyone else. Proving that the planet (the universe infact) was only a few thousand years old would put it's discoverer among the greatest scientest who ever lived. Evidence proving that dinosaurs and man co-existed would easliy be one of the biggest scientific finds of all time. Whoever unearthed this evidence would be world famous, and have their names immortalized.
Scientest are as human as anyone, they like fame and having their egos stroked.