asking the real questions <| sep |> B . Laudrup or Suker <| sep |> Keep in mind your climate change consensus basically means everyone being paid to find climate change has concluded the climate is changing . So there ' s a huge conspiracy between each and every climatologist on the planet ? That ' s what scientists like to call an extraordinary claim . Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence . Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence was a phrase made popular by Carl Sagan . However , Laplace writes The weight of evidence for an extraordinary claim must be proportioned to its strangeness . Also , David Hume wrote in 1748 A wise man . proportions his belief to the evidence , and No testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle , unless the testimony be of such a kind , that its falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavors to establish . and Marcello Truzzi says An extraordinary claim requires extraordinary proof . Either way , the phrase is central to scientific method , and a key issue for critical thinking , rational thought and skepticism everywhere . The evidence put forth by proponents of such things as gods , ghosts , the paranormal , and UFOs is highly questionable at best and offers little in the way of proof . Even if we accepted what evidence there is as valid and it is highly debatable if we should , limited and weak evidence is not enough to overcome the extraordinary nature of these claims . Analogy Alice and Bob are two friends talking after school . Alice tells Bob that she watched a movie the previous evening . Bob believes her easily , because he knows that movies exist , that Alice exists , and that Alice is capable and fond of watching movies . If he doubts her , he might ask for a ticket stub or a confirmation from one of her friends . If , however , Alice tells Bob that she flew on a unicorn to a fairy kingdom where she participated in an ambrosiaeating contest , and she produces a professionallyprinted contest certificate and a friend who would testify to the events described , Bob would still not be inclined to believe her without strong evidence for the existence of flying unicorns , fairies and ambrosiaeating contestsSo what extraordinary evidence do you have for the existence of this giant international conspiracy ? Too blinded to see that perhaps it is you that is being scammed by your corporate and leftist masters who get their power by convincing you that climate disaster is always around the next corner . After all , a scared populous is easily controlled . Don ' t mind us . We ' re just confiscating your wealth and regulating you to death to add to our power so that we can protect you from the climate monster . I ' m keeping myself informed as best as I can about the actual science behind the politics . I ' d like to think that immunizes me rather well against politicians who try to exploit my lack of knowledge . You , on the other hand I ' m sorry to say appear to be someone who actively avoids the actual science behind the politics . That makes you quite susceptible to manipulation by politicians who can simply lie to you about the findings of climate science and you wouldn ' t even notice . They might tell you for example that there ' s no consensus among climate scientists and not knowing the first thing about climate science , you might be tempted to take their word for it . I apologize for insinuating that you ' re a paid shill earlier . That was unfair and rude . I suppose the name Heartland Institute brings out the worst in me . You don ' t appear to be one of the conmen after all . But and again I ' m sorry to say this you appear to be their mark .