Of those thousands of researchers, only a couple dozen would have a large enough scope in their own research to form a valid opinion.

Lets put it in tersm Jet should understand.

Its like if you went to an IT trade show 10 years ago, and polled 2000 people on the best way to implement the database than runs EVE Online or something.

1950 of the people polled probably would have nothing but the vaguest idea, maybe 50 would have a smidgeon of a clue because they work on or have at least coded for and are familiar with that scale of problem.

Climate change and human activity is still in the hypothesis stage, because no model is even close to existing that accounts for or can predict climate activity.

For who could be free when every other man's humour might domineer over him? - John Locke (2nd Treatise, sect 57)