<i>&quot;Science provides us with data as near to facts as it&#x27;s possible to get; it&#x27;s up to us how to interpret those facts.&quot;</i><p>What is your definition of the word &quot;science&quot; in this sentence? Seems an odd use of the word. &quot;Science&quot; does not provide us with data. Particular people and institutions provide us with data. Furthermore when it comes to climatology, the data is hardly clear cut. All the results and predictions you read about in the paper are based on, as the article says &quot;elaborate statistical techniques.&quot; When I hear that, my alarm bells go off. Using &quot;elaborate statistical techniques&quot; one can prove pretty much whatever one wants to prove.