Can there be such a thing as a consensus in science?
Yes. Scientific consensus is a term used often when discussing various scientific concepts. Since everything in science is tentative (i.e. any theory could change or be disproved by new facts that won’t fit an existing theory) using the phrase “scientific consensus” is often a very accurate way to describe things.
Sure. A consensus simply means the large majority of people in a group agree on something. It’s not sinister or evil. And there is most definitely a consensus in the scientific community that global warming is real, and mostly caused by us. “The fact that the community overwhelmingly supports the consensus is evidenced by picking up any copy of Journal of Climate or similar, any scientific program at the meetings, or simply going to talk to scientists. I challenge you, if you think there is some un-reported division, show me the hundreds of abstracts that support your view – you won’t be able to. You can argue whether the consensus is correct, or what it really implies, but you can’t credibly argue it doesn’t exist.” NASA’s Gavin Schmidt By the way, on the flat world thing. 2000 years ago Eratosthenes measured the diameter of the world. After that, there was a consensus among scientists that the world was round. It was ignorant “skeptics” who denied scientific fact, and refused to acce
Of course. Science works with checks and balances. If someone has an idea, it is tested. If it holds up to repeated tests and data analysis the scientific community begins to agree that it is true. With more tests and analysis the idea gets refined and even more accurate. Global warming has survived this process with flying colors. Only the brainwashed and ignorant don’t know this. This is not my opinion, this is a solid fact.
