But surely this is precisely how people begin to believe in any conspiracy theory? How many flat earthers would tell exactly the same story? How many anti-vax? Clearly humans begin to believe the evidence for something when they are exposed to it a lot. And this is what the Internet provides for every conceivable theory from Pizza Gate to Global Warming. “I found the evidence compelling” isn’t sufficient for finding the truth, unfortunately. This is The genius of the scientific method is that it automatically does not trust itself.

But in the case of systems collapsing due to climate change, it's the scientific community with mountains of evidence saying our topsoil is disappearing, coastal cities will start to flood, typhoons and droughts will become more frequent, and food supplies are at risk.