It was not his tone I objected to -- a nice rarity -- it was the message. When someone asserts with all seriousness that global warming is fictitious it gets my back up. I don't need to prove the case. Among scientists this is a settled matter and has been for some time. What we are experiencing at the moment, repeating myself, is pushback from those with a lot to lose. With plenty of willing dupes

I never said that global warming was ficticious. I used the term pseudo-science. I do not dispute that there might be warming due to periodic changes in the planetary system (which many scientists DO agree on) - what I AM saying is that a large body of scientists reject the "man-made global warming" theories that try to advance theories regarding CO2, methane, greenhouse gases, etc.

You say that there is near unanimity on acceptance of global warming, without a bloody shred of evidence - and then you go on to say "I don't need to prove the case". That one speaks for itself.

And you continue and continue with this "among scientists this is a settled matter" assertion - I've given you substantial evidence to the contrary (and if I really felt like it, could give you even more, but it wouldn't do any good).

You said, "what we are experiencing is pushback"...well, I personally see an awful lot of backtracking by the GWT (global warming theory) advocates.