No, I was not kidding. Scientific consensus has ALWAYS been a lazy way of 'argument by authprity'.
Just because there is a so-called consensus that something is true - adds not ONE IOTA of merit to that consensus actually being correct.
As I said, Galileo is laughing.
Not a joke - not by a country mile, sir.

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