[ancient_geezer]

Especially laymen who would suffer economically if the scientists were believed.

Hmmm, I notice you don't mention those "scientists" that suffer economically should they not be believed.

Science is independent of the researcher, belief in a scientist's credential's over critical test of his observations and hypothesis, reproducibility of result and reason are the only tests of science.

Especially where Billions of research dollars are in the target sites of large academic institutions and political power in the ken of political entities such as the UN/IPCC.

[liberallarry]

Scientists are subject to the same failings as other human beings but less so I think than most other groups by virtue of their training and calling. They are also much, much better informed about their specialties.

As I said in my first post none of this will make any difference to those who are called upon to make sacrifices. They'll continue along traditional paths until catastrophe strikes...or forever if it doesn't.