Just because I believed it, as I said "only because" of the eminence and knowledge of those saying it, DOES NOT MAKE IT MY OPINION JIM.

I am no meteorologist.
Believing meteoroligists' stated opinions does not mean that I have formed an opinion based on meteorological data too!

Jim, all five separately stated their beliefs that various aspects of culture led to the problem under discussion.
DO YOU DENY THAT JIM?

If you do I will make you look ridiculous again by reposting their actual words.