[TarpitCarnivore]

> But this raises a deeper question: is your Average Joe Citizen (who is not an engineer, but maybe a barista, salesman, banker, etc) equipped to have an opinion about climate change at all?

This comes off pretty condescending. What makes an (assuming computer) engineer any more capable of reading & comprehending reports than a barista or banker?

[indigochill]

You're right. I would edit my post since it's incorrect to imply an engineer would be any more capable in the example I chose. But apparently I can't any more.