> all the predictions .. According to some .. I'm sure that all types of predictions have been made, including very bad ones. I'm not aware of something of th

> all the predictions .. According to some .. I'm sure that all types of predictions have been made, including very bad ones. I'm not aware of something of the scale of the GIEC studying climate change 50 years ago. You are comparing hypothetical past predictions (when? from whom?) with a scientific effort of unprecedented scale. > predicting the future is not our best skill It depends. We can predict many future events very accurately. > they are more driven by ideology than by science I think that not listening the scientific consensus is ideological. I have no reason to believe that the GIEC predictions are less valid than those of some random dude on the internet.