[BLKNSLVR]

"the experts"

You mean those who have dedicated their careers to learning the science and studying the various evidence and using that as a base of reference?

Who would you cite otherwise?

Those providing the alternate view to "the experts" all seem to be seriously lacking in any related qualifications. Politicians, radio personalities, fossil fuel industry lobbyists, marketers, advertising executives. They're all pundits, they're not experts, they literally don't know what they're talking about.

If you believe everything, or even most things, those various groups tell you, well, I'm not sure how to help.

[chiefalchemist]

Let me rephrase:

The most important Science [1] in the history of Science and history of The World… is no science at all. It’s consensus. Nothing more.

Let that ^^^ sink in.

I might consent, as a matter of caution. But I do so reluctantly and with skepticism. Most importantly, I’m not fooling myself and thinking I’m believing in something that is. Not. There. That is, Science. I’m not mindlessly parroting a narrative [2] - like a bad version of kindergarten telephone - because I’m afraid of asking obvious, worthy, and intelligent questions. I’m not a victim of my biases.

We’re done here.

1 - Please note, the upper case S.

2 - Examples given, there are others.

[chiefalchemist]

You’re assuming. Dedicating their career doesn’t mean they’ve remained dedicated to The Science. They have egos, careers, reputations, etc.

Read the articles in my Original comment.

Add this (book) to the list:

https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025/05/05/children-pandemic-vi...

You said all you said and yet didn’t site anything. How is that? But this is exactly the problem. People take a position, bias kicks in. They double down. More bias. There’s no turning back.

Thank you. You’ve proven my point.

Why do you think “the experts” are any different? They’re likely worse, as they have more to lose.