Dennis R Redmond wrote:
> >Look, trolling websites is not a criterion of truth. I can rustle up a
> >pile of scientists who think global warming is a crock, but the
> >overwhelming scientific consensus, based on lab work, satellite data, etc.
> >says CO2 emissions are going to change the climate.
Doug Henwood:
> Actually I thought the consensus among scientists on both AIDS and
> global warming was pretty strong. There aren't that many dissenters,
> are there?
There is a consensus, but consensuses can be proved wrong later. Both the weather and the human body are extremely complex systems which are nowhere near fully understood, so that you won't find conclusive, iron-clad proof of the sort which used to justify (for instance) Newtonian physics. Which means that the fun of anathematizing and excommunicating disbelievers probably ought to be put off for a while.