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The germ theory of medicine is backed up by evidence and experiments.
The theory of evolution is backed up by evidence and successful predictions.
Anthropomorphic climate change theory is backed up by ... limited evidence and predictions, made using models that were not made available for independent review, that have been 'proven' by evidence that was not made available for independent review.
No matter what your view on the human impact on climate is you have to admit that it is orders of magnitude different from germ theory or evolution in terms of evidence or making successful predictions.
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