The covid nonsense really opened my eyes to how scientific "consensus" is reached.

The orthodox opinion is decided, and anyone who has a contrary opinion is purged. Then they can say all mainstream scientists agree with orthodox opinion. A little bit of record scrubbing later and the normies will believe anything you tell them about the subject.

I didn't completely understand this until I saw it happen in real time with the coof. Now I just asssume that's how it happens with everything, including climate hysteria.