But to me it seemed like the majority of characters didn't think it was a good idea to go off on the mystical wild-goose chase. They went simply on the spur of the moment, influenced by the recent discovery of Kobol which led to a spike of zealotry. What should have happened is that Adama should have countered Roslin with his own broadcast, telling the ships to not be taken in by fanatical fervor, to make decisions with a cool head, and to stick with him and the fleet, and live. Then he should have let Roslin and whoever followed her go and die on their own, or better yet, return back to the fleet once they came to their senses. But instead we got scenes of Galactica practically falling apart with the disappearance of the fleet, and Adama uncharacteristically caving, even though logic would dictate that if the Galactica was struggling this much, then Roslin's ships would be faring even worse and would likely be crawling back within the week.

The worst part isn't that the earth mumbo jumbo will turn out to be true and worthwhile, the worst part is that Roslin basically gets a pass whenever she does anything wrong, voices an idiotic opinion, or does anything else of the sort. How she can deceive seemingly rational and pretty good people like Adama, Apollo, and Starbuck is beyond me. How those and other intelligent people can then start being idiots just long enough for her to come out ahead is even more inexplicable and infuriating. That, and the wide respect she commands for absolutely no reason.