GISS has a political agenda and you do not?

What caused the past climate changes in the past: I don’t know. Where there cars etc then? No (I don’t know too, aliens showed up? Maybe)
What is the “right” temp for the world? Not as hot as the sun, not as cold as the moon.

Is the ultimate vanity to think we can control the weather? Probably not, but do you you think insurance is OK, by reducing CO2 emissions? After all, you said you worked for an insurance company.

My bottom line: as a scientist I am a skeptic and would take evidence over dogma for anything that affects me.
 
 

GISS data in the past has also had to be corrected, and there is a political agenda tied to their results.

Yes, the same can be said about other data sources, but if you’re a climate change “denier” who’s a scientist presenting data – you’re an outcast and you can forget about any funding sources.

For every scientist you’ve got, I’ve got an equally qualified one that will refute claims and present a different view. There is no consensus – there really can not be a vote on this kind of stuff.

For me, what it comes down a few basic questions.

How did climate change occur in the past? It did, and cars, trucks, buses, airplanes and humans were not the cause at the time of previous change.

Second, who decides what the “right” temperature is for the world?

Last, I think it is the ultimate in vanity to think that we can control the world’s weather.