Hub,

Thank you for that (albeit convoluted and tortured) admission that I was right.

For noting that a prediction of a future state is not an observation of a future state, and noting that the sky is not falling; you get a gold star.

You’re not a superhero

You want a Nobel or something? Well you can have Obama’s.

and neither are they

In my eyes anyone who devotes their life to increasing human knowledge is a hero.

meaning for a life that would otherwise seem boring

Life is not boring. I’m surrounded by an awesome, beautiful, fascinating universe to study. How could I be bored?

You should not submit to that temptation.

Why thank you.

There is nothing unique about climate as an issue.

Don’t be daft. Every ‘issue’ is unique.

in order to create an artificial crisis

Now you’re being silly, and boring.