The other little nugget in there is 'but your less-knowledgeable partner'. The intent here is that disagreement is a sign of stupidity. It's the unmistakable

The other little nugget in there is 'but your less-knowledgeable partner'. The intent here is that disagreement is a sign of stupidity. It's the unmistakable mark of a closed mind heading down the avenue of groupthink. Whether you agree with everything about climate change or not, you would have to agree that dismissing your opponents views as 'less knowleadgeable' is disengenious and shows a dogmatic love of position rather than a desire to increase knowledge. I appreciate this works both ways, but it's a feature of the 'debate' nowadays - the entire process is so full of dogmatic positions it's hard to be clear of where anything is. Science is a weighing machine and not a voting machine. Consensus matters for very little, results matter a lot.