[DrDavid]

On every side we are told that 'the science is settled', that '2,500 of the world's top climate scientists' agree that these terrifying predictions will all come true unless we take the most drastic action. So carried away have they all been by this belief that scarcely a single politician dares question it.

Science does not follow parliamentary rules. Conclusions should be based on the facts. Frequently, it takes years to find all the relevant facts. There is no group of scientists that can sit down and argue and the prevailing side ends up with the wining law of nature. For me the most annoying one is "Calling the Question" to end debate. This just does not work in science, because it would abort the scientific method.

[tongass kid]

I agree, science by consensus is not science it is politics. It only takes one scientist with the proper data, facts and conclusions to prove all of the other scientist wrong.