[gaius]

is it not enough that virtually all credible scientists are warning us of the very bad things we are at risk of?

The public perception is that science keeps warning of imminent disasters that keep not happening. Climate profiteers like Al Gore have totally undermined the credibility of science.

[bigbugbag]

I'm not sure what allows you to speak in the name of the public but the disasters science warns us about is currently happening.

https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/67/12/1026/46052...

[IntronExon]

I would posit that if Al Gore is all it took for science to have its credibility undermined in your eyes, you don’t actually know what science is, how it works, or much about the issues at hand.

[gaius]

I would posit that if I refer to the public perception and you think I am speaking personally you don’t actually know what reading comprehension is

[IntronExon]

I’m not having a problem reading what you wrote, although I admit that my psychic powers are for crap. In other words, I read what you wrote, not whatever subtle variation you felt. Taking context into account, I suspect that what you actually wrote was pretty much accurate, without the post hoc qualifications.