When you hear a statement like “It would take a ton of evidence to change my mind, because my understanding is that the science is settled.” GIVE UP.
You are talking to a liberal programmed robot that simply repeats what’s in the recording in his head. You are not going to win any logical argument with the robot.
Give it a “wedgie” and simply walk away. You will save yourself a lot of misery.
Give me a break. I'm not as stupid as you seem to think, nor am I miserable reading somebody else's justifications for calling shenanigans on the whole scheme.