Sounds like a BS artist (AKA a politician).
They gave themselves an out by saying it’s all based on models, which can be changed to manipulate the data to reach whatever conclusion they want/need.
And that is EXACTLY what they have been doing for over 50 years (which is about 42-38 more years than we were supposed to survive!)!
Guy, it is EXACTLY like arguing with a politician. You don’t know how many times I asked different questions on this topic getting variations of, “I see your point but the scientific consensus says, blah, blah blah…” I’ll let you know when I get it to crack the “gender identity” canard that it keeps spitting out.
I think it could actually be a useful tool to get people to get answers to questions that politicians will never concede if you figure out how to ask it the right way.
We are seeing the expansion of “Political Science” into real science. The results are a disaster in the making.