"According to TB’s politics, we’re supposed to do nothing about it until it can be definitely proven. Unfortunately, there’s only one way we can definitely prove it, and that’s to suffer from it."

If someone is going to do major cancer surgery on me, damn straight I want definite proof.

And right now, it's a long way from definite, with way too many things not following the predictions, and way too many cases of people cooking numbers.

"We can't afford to wait for the evidence to come in" is a common refrain.

Unfortunately, every solution proposed for this issue by those who are obsessed with it has been the same one: more power and loot to a massive centralized authority. Preferably a worldwide one, with them humbly taking charge. You should see what James Hansen is trying to sell now.

I claim the right to have at least as much skepticism about this issue as you would have if a private corporation was the one trying to shove this down our throats to gain money and power.

Money AND power. You have an eagle's eye for lust for wealth, and one hell of a blind spot for lust for power.