“ You cannot reason a man out of what he never reasoned himself into.” Attributed to Jonathan Swift
The issue is that these elites did not come to their conclusion through science. They came to their conclusion because they are trying to push a certain narrative. Thus, no matter what data you show them, they will always find a way to cling to their narrative. Even worse, you might get cancelled for promulgating data and interpretations that does not fit the narrative.
Really?
This is hardly dog vivisection by the Royal Society.
If it’s bad science and can be shown to be inconsistent, why ‘lose faith’? That’s what science is about.