&gt; Actually science is very much the consensus among practicing scientists.<p>Unfortunately, philosophers of science might add. They&#x27;d observe that a good determinant for a new theory to prevail over an old one is, well, when the old guard retires.<p>Not discounting the value of scientific literature mind you. Or the fact that we&#x27;ve indeed been seeing what looks like warming of late. Merely pointing out that a consensus does not a Truth make, that the consensus has remained unchanged since the 1970s [1], that the bloody mess is rather chaotic in nature, and that we&#x27;re still learning new things about it every year.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;History_of_climate_change_science#Scientists_increasingly_predict_warming.2C_1970s" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;History_of_climate_change_scie...</a>