No, it’s not. It’s the opinion of the vast majority of the scientific community.
Key words here are "opinion" and "majority". That is hardly what I would call "scientific".
But of course, that’s an ad hominem argument. In an ideal world you would examine all the available data yourself and reach your own conclusion. But in the real world few of us have the ability to do that. Especially in a case like this where it is extremely complicated and where there is such a vast amount of data to analyze. Laymen like most of us here have to rely on “executive summaries” and references like the ones I mentioned. And weigh those against the arguments made by others on the other side of the issue. And yes, ultimately it may come down to who to trust. Do you think the oil industry scientists are more trustworthy than the academic ones?
It’s also an ad hominem argument when you say in essence, don’t believe in climate change because Bill drives a JL with 37s.
I am indeed conflicted about my JL. I do the best I can to live up to what I believe. But I do love the outdoors and I’m too old to do much backpacking. So I need a Jeep to get to my favorite places. I’ll trade it for an EV off-roader as soon as I can. (I’ve even though of building a custom EV off-roader by chopping up a Tesla. I could probably hire a shop to do the mechanical stuff but there’s no way to get inside the software.) In the meanwhile I do what I can and vote for politicians that at least recognize that there’s a problem.
For the crying out loud, would you just leave already! I never said that I didn't believe the climate is changing - I just DON'T think it's the end of the world or that the planet needs to be saved like you do. To me, it's just change! We as humans have been ADAPTING to it since we came into being and I am okay with that. Clearly, you think differently and that's cool but just know, YOU are contributing to the problem you faithfully believe exists.
Now, this is the last time I will respond to you. I am NOT interested in listening to a hypocrite preach at me and so I am now asking you politely to please leave my forum.