I completely agree with your points, and wish you weren't being downvoted for them. I'm completely on the "climate change is real" side (sad that I feel I have

I completely agree with your points, and wish you weren't being downvoted for them. I'm completely on the "climate change is real" side (sad that I feel I have to declare my loyalty), but I think most people simply aren't engaging with how people actually form opinions, which is why so much of politics becomes simply impossible. And I mean understanding this from both sides - recognizing how other people form invalid opinions, but also understanding that how you form (hopefully valid) opinions is usually also a "pick which experts I listen to" kind of thing. Hopefully, you're picking the right experts because you understand reasoning and the scientific process - but to pretend you're only going by the science, or rather, that "your side" is only going by the science, is to ignore the fact that 99% of people can't tell you any argument or counterargument for any belief they hold.