[Steve_Seattle]

"While they acknowledged that greenhouse gases are the immediate dominating force changing Earth’s climate today, they noted that on a larger scale the way our planet revolves around the sun is the ultimate control knob over the climate."

Isn't there a contradiction lurking in there somewhere? If the earth's orbit is "the ultimate control knob," how can greenhouse gases be the "immediate dominating force" in climate change?

[Let_It_Be_So]

Answer to your first question: Yes

Answer to your second question: It can’t