Can you trust the Consensus?

 One of the main arguments that the MSM and CAGW alarmists like to make is the fact that most of the major scientific organizations in most countries agree that climate change is happening and that human activities are responsible. Bodies like the NAS in the USA, the Royal Society in Britain

There is an interesting and disquieting post on that issue here.

This argument is a variation of the argument ad populum or the argument from authority. If there was one question on a logic exam concerning the validity of such an argument and you answered in the affirmative you would flunk. 97% agree therefore it must be true. Maybe, maybe not. Independent verification is required.