I’ve seen a lot of morons try to argue this angle on my page recently. It usually goes something like “a group of scientists having the same opinion on something doesn’t make it a fact”. My response: 1. Scientific consensus is not based on anyone’s opinion. It’s based on a majority of results obtained through application of credible scientific method. 2. A scientific consensus doesn’t say “this is the absolute truth and it will always be right”. A scientific consensus is based on CURRENT credible results. As we evolve with better technology and ways of obtaining data, so a consensus can change with the new observations. It’s how we advance. 3. Just because a consensus may change in the future with advancements in science, it doesn’t mean it’s not the most accurate observation we have now, it doesn’t mean “science is wrong”, and it certainly doesn’t mean that the opinions of anti-science crackheads have any credibility whatsoever. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
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Rick Elgin
When I hear "a group of scientists", I think 'do you know their names and their individual statements?'... One thing I really grew to despise during Obama's years were blanket statements... And he used a LOT of stickmen and blanket statements.